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Consultation Launched On Protection From Detriments For Taking Industrial Action

The Government has launched a consultation on types of prohibited detriments for employees taking industrial action.

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

The Competition And Markets Authority Publishes Response On Reform Of Non-compete Clauses In UK Employment Contracts

The Competition and Markets Authority ('CMA') has published its response to the Government's working paper on the reform of non-compete clauses in employment contracts.

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

Employment Espresso Pods: The Employment Rights Act 2025: Your April 2026 Action List (Podcast)

A new season of Employment Espresso Pods will cover the extensive employment law reforms being made by the Employment Rights Act 2025.

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Introduction To Trade Union Recognition And Access To Workplaces: What You Need To Know (Video)

Join Lauren Godfrey and David Lipson in this webinar on what you need to know on trade union recognition and access to workplaces. The following is covered in this webinar...

United Kingdom Employment

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Gatehouse Chambers

Reforming Non-competes In Employment Contracts

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

Protecting Your Business: Confidential Information, Restrictive Covenants And Team Moves

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

BusinessEurope Calls For A "Stop The Clock" On The Pay Transparency Directive – But Will The European Commission Listen?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Introduction To Industrial Action: What You Need To Know (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gatehouse Chambers

Managing Your Workforce Through Middle East Uncertainty

Worldwide Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

What's In The Employment Rights Act?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

TUPE, Harmonisation And Indirect Discrimination Risk

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

High Court Refuses Injunction For A 'Prior Call' For Industrial Action

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Upper Tribunal Finds That Banque Havilland Devised A Plan To Harm The Qatari Economy

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

Key Changes To Employment Laws Under The New UK Employment Rights Act 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Jones Day

Pensions Playbook: Investing In The UK (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

The IP Driven Start-up Podcast | From Lab To Market - The Real Story Of Commercialising University Research

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

UK Immigration Rule Changes (March 2026): Impact On Business Visas

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Corporate Finance Soundbite: Mergerspresso - Episode 26: Stock Drop Claims (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

The Business Behind Sport: What Makes Sports Sponsorship (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

UK Fire-and-rehire Rules: What's Still Up For Debate And How Employers Should Prepare

Stricter fire-and-rehire rules are coming. With broader statutory protections and a sharply heightened risk profile, employers should prepare now to ensure they are in the strongest position...

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Industrial Action

Economically turbulent times resulting from coronavirus have seen an increase in trade unions' membership and an increase in them ‘flexing their muscles' by threatening...

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Taxation Of Payments In Lieu Of Notice

All payments in lieu of notice (PILONs) are subject to income tax and national insurance contributions (NICs) in full.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Rights Act 2025: New Fire And Rehire Protections Put Back To January 2027

Government publishes new implementation timeline and launches consultation on dismissal and re-engagement "restricted variations."

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

New ERA 2025 Consultations On Flexible Work Requests, Fire And Re-hire And Other Reforms

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Rights Act: How Will The Fire And Rehire Provisions Apply In Practice?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

New UK Immigration Measures Are Set To Facilitate Entering The UK Tech And Science Sectors

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Can I Change My Employees' Place Of Work?

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

Football Club Senior Managers Beware: Inside The IFR's New Owners, Directors And Senior Executives Test

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Will The Employment Rights Act Mean A New Dawn For Trade Unions?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Duty To Prevent Sexual Harassment In The Workplace

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment: To The Point (January 2026)

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

HR Briefing - January 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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Macfarlanes LLP

Will The Employment Rights Act Mean A New Dawn For Trade Unions?

The Employment Rights Act aims to revitalise the trade union movement and put unions into more UK workplaces. Will it work?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Duty To Prevent Sexual Harassment In The Workplace

Employers have a legal duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment: To The Point (January 2026)

This January 2026 edition focuses on the employment law reforms coming into force in April 2026 and what businesses can do to prepare. Our Employment Rights Act tracker will keep you up to date...

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

HR Briefing - January 2026

Welcome to this month's briefing for HR teams and in-house employment counsel – bringing you this month's employment law highlights in an easy-to-read package.

United Kingdom Employment

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK: Government Seeks Views On Reform Of Non-compete Clauses

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Government Working Paper: Options To Reform Noncompete Clauses In Employment Contracts

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has increased its focus on how businesses compete for talent...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

What's In The Employment Rights Act?

Our dashboard breaks down what's in the Employment Rights Act, showing how these reforms will transform employment law.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Shorter, Smarter, Or Scrapped? Non‑competes At A Crossroads

With all eyes on the Budget, many have missed that on 26 November, the UK Government published a consultation working paper on potential reform to non-compete clauses in employment contracts.

United Kingdom Employment

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Macfarlanes LLP

Reform Of Non-compete Clauses In UK Employment Contracts Revisited

The government is seeking views on options for reforming non-compete clauses in employment contracts in the UK.

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

United Kingdom: Employment – 2025 Highlights And 2026 Outlook

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

Seasonal Staff Have Same Rights As Full-time Employees, Advises Lawyer

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Delay, Dispute, And Dismissal: Key Lessons From Dr Kate Barry V Upper Thames Medical Group

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

Industrial Relations: Consulting On Trade Union Reforms

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

Options For Reform Of Non-compete Clauses In Employment Contracts

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

New OECD Guidance: Homeworking, Overseas Employees And When A PE Is Created

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Rights Bill: UK Government Consults On Trade Union Rights Of Access To Workplaces

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

Employment Rights Bill: UK Government Consults On Employer Duty To Inform Workers Of Their Right To Join A Union

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

Employers Of Record: Key Considerations Before Leasing Labour

Worldwide Employment

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Ius Laboris

The Employment And Immigration Intersection: Should Right To Work Checks Be Carried Out For Non-employees?

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

Illegality And The Working Time Regulations

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Recruiting Temporary Workers For Christmas: Five Legal Risks For Retailers

United Kingdom Employment

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Browne Jacobson

Employment Rights Bill Nears Final Stages

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

UK Bankers' Remuneration Reform: Significant Flexibility Unlocked

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Civil Penalties And The Gig Economy

United Kingdom Employment

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Burness Paull

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