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Redundancy And Sponsored Workers: Key Pointers For Employers

When redundancies affect individuals on sponsored work visas, employers face additional complexities beyond standard employment law.

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Lewis Silkin

What To Do If You’re Being Made Redundant: Employee FAQs

Facing redundancy can be daunting, but understanding your rights and the process can make a significant difference.

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Rothera Bray

How Will The Employment Rights Act 2025 Impact M&A?

The Employment Rights Act 2025 is transforming employment law in the UK. In this article, we consider the changes relevant to mergers and acquisitions.

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Lewis Silkin

Removal Of The Statutory Cap On Unfair Dismissal: Implications For Private Capital Managers

The Employment Rights Act 2025 represents one of the most significant overhauls of UK employment law in a generation. It covers a wide range of issues...

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Macfarlanes LLP

Employee's Rights Related To Redundancy

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Giambrone & Partners

UK Employment Rights Act 2025 – April 2026 Changes: What Employers Need To Know (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New Employment Tribunal Compensation Limits And Rates Of Pay For Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Sick Pay, In Force From April 2026

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didlaw

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Paternity Leave And Pay

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Employment Rights Act 2025: Now Is The Right Time To Review Contracts And Policies

United Kingdom Employment

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Giambrone & Partners

Buyer Beware: Why The UK Employment Rights Act 2025 Should Be On Every Buyer's Radar

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Employment Law Update: What's Changing From 6 April 2026?

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

Consultation Launched On Threshold For Triggering Collective Redundancy Obligations

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Employment Rights Act 2025 - Upcoming Changes In 2026 And What Businesses Should Do To Prepare Now

United Kingdom Employment

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Mayer Brown

Captives, Data And Emerging Risks: Rethinking Insurance (Podcast)

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Guernsey Finance

Voices For Change: Leading In Transformational Times With Alexandre Menais (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Síobhra Rush Speaks To RTÉ News On The Rights And Responsibilities In Taking Time Off Work (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

No-Fault Evictions Are Ending - What Tenants Need To Know (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: Governing The Huge Potential Of AI

United Kingdom Technology

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Travers Smith LLP

UK Pensions: What’s New This Week? March 30, 2026

Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions.

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A&O Shearman

UK: April Changes To Statutory Payment Rates, Compensation Limits And The ERA 2025 Reforms

April 2026 is due to be a busy month for employment law, with ERA 2025 reforms, compensation limits and updated statutory payment rates.

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

In The Middle Of Implementing Collective Redundancies? Beware Of Ambiguity Over Which Penalties Might Apply

The maximum penalty for not properly consulting about collective redundancies will double from 90 to 180 days' pay per employee from 6 April 2026.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

ERA 2025 Commencement Regulations, Equality Action Plans, Pay Gap Reporting And Further Consultations

The Government has published further commencement regulations for the Employment Rights Act 2025, confirming the expected 6 April 2026 commencement date for the changes to statutory sick pay...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What's In The Employment Rights Act?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The UK Government Consults On New Collective Consultation Obligations

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

Latest Increases To UK Employment Tribunal Awards And Statutory Payments

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

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

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employment Rights Act 2025: Government Consults On A New Organisation Wide Threshold For Collective Redundancy Consultation

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Employment Update March 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

The Law Commission's Recommendations On Bringing The Law On Inheritance Into The Modern Era

United Kingdom Family

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Giambrone & Partners

Employment Law Changes In April 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Espresso Pods (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Collective Redundancy Reform: Widening The Consultation Net

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

The Law Commission's Recommendations On Bringing The Law On Inheritance Into The Modern Era

A will is one of the most important documents most people will ever draft. However, the law relating to wills remains practically the same as when the Wills Act 1837 was drafted nearly two hundred years ago...

United Kingdom Family

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Giambrone & Partners

Employment Law Changes In April 2026

It’s that time of year when employment law changes traditionally take effect, and this year we’re expecting more than usual thanks to the introduction of the Employment Rights Act 2025.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Espresso Pods (Podcast)

In this second part of our podcast on the Employment Rights Act 2025 reforms coming into force in April 2026, Jenny Andrews and Sian McKinley, both Of Counsel, together with Knowledge Counsel Anna Henderson...

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Collective Redundancy Reform: Widening The Consultation Net

Large and multi-site employers face a broader collective consultation net, as the government consults on a new organisation wide threshold, favouring a single fixed number of dismissals.

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

What's In The Employment Rights Act?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Collective Redundancies

Most employers are aware of the procedures that have to be followed when making someone redundant (or their job, to be more precise). If you'd like a reminder, see our Inbrief on Redundancy.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

When Must Employers Consult Collectively On Redundancy And Change Of Terms Dismissals?

The case of Micro Focus Ltd v Mildenhall highlights how Tribunals should determine whether redundancies are ‘proposed' and therefore subject to the duty to collectively consult.

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Changes From April 2026

The much-debated Employment Rights Act 2025 finally passed in December 2025, and a number of employment law changes are expected over the next two years.

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

Unfair Dismissal Under The Employment Rights Bill

The Employment Rights Bill marks one of the most significant recalibrations of workplace law in recent memory.

United Kingdom Employment

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Buckles Law

What's New In Employment Law: February 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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Womble Bond Dickinson

What's In The Employment Rights Act?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

What Is Quiet Cutting, And What Can I Do About It?

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

How Will The Employment Rights Act 2025 Impact On The Use Of Fixed Term And Casual Contracts In Schools?

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Employment: To The Point (January 2026)

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

EAT Rules On Trigger For Collective Redundancy Consultation

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Decision Gives Leeway To Employers On Collective Redundancies

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

UK Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Reforms, Timeline, And Practical Considerations For Employers

United Kingdom Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Major Reforms For UK Employment Law: ERA 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Employment Rights Act– What Does It Mean For Employers?

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Navigating The New European Works Council Directive: Essential Insights For Multinational Employers (Update)

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Winter Newsletter 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Employment Rights Bill: Where Has It Landed?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Employment Rights Act Timeline

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Unfair Dismissal Rights: What Employers Need To Know As The Government Moves To A Six-month Qualifying Period

United Kingdom Employment

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Buckles Law

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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IBB Law

Negotiating Settlement Agreements (Video)

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Tees Law

Settlement Agreements For Employers – A Complete Guide

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Waterfront Solicitors LLP

Collective Redundancies – Difficult Questions (Video)

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DMH Stallard

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