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UK Employment Law Changes In April 2026: Six Things HR Should Know

The Employment Rights Act 2025 marks a new era for UK employment law, with far reaching implications for HR professionals and businesses.

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

The Pensions Brief: January 2026

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published revised guidance on scheme administration. Targeted at trustees and scheme managers, the guidance provides practical steps to ensure high-quality administration...

United Kingdom Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Employment Rights Act– What Does It Mean For Employers?

The Employment Rights Bill has received Royal Assent, becoming the Employment Rights Act 2025.

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Employment Rights Act 2025 – Key Points Employers Need To Know Now

Greater protection for employees, more complexity for employers, and a need for careful planning over the next two years.

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

In The Pipeline - December 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Employment Rights Bill Ping Pong Continues, With The House Of Lords Rejecting The Government's Plans To Remove The Unfair Dismissal Compensation Cap

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New HMRC Reward Scheme For Whistleblowers Introduced

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

Non-disclosure Agreements (NDAs) In Workplace Harassment And Discrimination Situations

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Government Wants To Abolish The Cap On Unfair Dismissal Compensation: What Employers Need To Know

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Government U-turns On Day One Unfair Dismissal Rights - But Adds Compensation Hike?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Whistleblowing Claims: The Detriment Of Dismissal

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Whistleblowing Detriment vs. Dismissal: The Court Of Appeal Gives Its Verdict

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Employment Law Bulletin - September 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Can I Bring A Detriment Claim Against The Dismissing Manager As Well As Against My Employer If I Have Been Fired For Whistleblowing?

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

Data Centres: Common Issues And How To Avoid Them (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

New National Minimum Wage Rates For April 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

Episode 23: Mergerspresso - Christmas Special (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Insights From Our Future Of Data Centres Series

Worldwide Real Estate

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Hiring For Startups: A Straightforward Guide

United Kingdom Commercial

LS

Lewis Silkin

EAT Confirms HR Consultants Were Not Liable For Employer's Decision To Dismiss

External HR professionals are often retained by employers to investigate workplace matters, such as staff grievance and disciplinary issues.

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Employment Update November 2025

The UK Government plans to introduce a number of significant changes to employment law under the Employment Rights Bill, which is currently making its way through Parliament.

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Insight Into Court Of Appeal Clarification On Employment Tribunal Jurisdiction Rules

It has been a longstanding requirement that, save for in limited circumstances, prospective Employment Tribunal (ET) claimants must obtain an ACAS early conciliation (EC)...

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Workplace Sexual Harassment Law: What's Changed For Employers One Year On?

This week marks one year since a new legal duty landed on every employer's desk across the UK, changing how organisations must tackle sexual harassment at work.

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Whistleblowing Protection And Liability Of Innocent Decision Makers

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Navigating Employment Investigations: What Are The Key Steps? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

How To Earn Trust For AI In Whistleblowing And Compliance Programs

United Kingdom Technology

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NAVEX

UK Employment Rights Bill: What Employers Need To Know About NDA Restrictions And Other Changes To Harassment Laws

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Whistleblowers Are Protected From Suffering A Detriment After Termination Of Employment

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Employment Update September 2025

United Kingdom Employment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Public Matters: August 2025

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Whistleblowing Protection: Disclosures To External Investigators

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

EAT Rules That Whistleblowing To External Investigator Was Protected

United Kingdom Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Strike Down Of Strike Out Orders

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Public Matters: August 2025

In this article we make the case for a unified technology platform that is integrated and capable of operating across...

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Whistleblowing Protection: Disclosures To External Investigators

Employees or workers raising concerns about wrongdoing are only protected from dismissal or being subjected to detriment if their disclosure is made to the person or persons...

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

EAT Rules That Whistleblowing To External Investigator Was Protected

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that whistleblowing disclosures may be protected where they are made to an external investigator appointed by the employer...

United Kingdom Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Strike Down Of Strike Out Orders

Unreasonable behaviour by one side during Tribunal proceedings can be a source of great frustration. While the prospect of disposing of a claim at an early stage is attractive to many respondents...

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Eye On Economic Crime: Transformation Of The UK Fraud Prevention Landscape

United Kingdom Criminal

MB

Mayer Brown

Employment Appeal Tribunal: External HR Consultants Can Be Personally Liable When Acting As Agents Of The Employer

It is more common than most people might think for companies to appoint external consultants to carry out investigations. For example, if a grievance is submitted against a member of the Board...

United Kingdom Employment

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Devonshires

A Wind Of Change Is Blowing: The Office Of The Whistleblower Bill

Araft of legislative changes have been taking place to contribute to the fight against fraud.

United Kingdom Employment

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Devonshires

When Should Companies Self-report? The SFO's Recent Guidance Is Just One Piece Of A Larger Puzzle

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) updated its guidance on ‘Corporate Co-Operation' in late April 2025 (the Guidance). The Guidance has been heralded by the SFO as bringing greater clarity for corporates...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

The HS2 Company Pays Out £319,000 For Its Mistreatment Of A Whistleblower

The company behind high-speed rail project HS2 is paying more than £319,000 to a former analyst who alleged he was excluded from two roles after acting as a whistleblower.

United Kingdom Employment

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Rahman Ravelli Solicitors

Whistleblowing Job Applicants, Discrimination Outside Employment, And Liability For HR Consultants, Plus A News Roundup

United Kingdom Employment

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Updates To Economic Crime Regulations: Enhancing Whistleblowing Procedures

United Kingdom Criminal

Capital Law

'Good Jobs' Proposals: Trade Union Reform In Northern Ireland – Could This Rebalance The Workplace?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

The Dark Side Of Mishandled Whistleblowing

United Kingdom Employment

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Herrington Carmichael

The UK's New Whistleblower Reward Scheme: A Turning Point For Tax Accountability

United Kingdom Criminal

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NAVEX

How To Include Reports To Managers In Internal Reporting

European Union Employment

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NAVEX

Employment Tribunal Claims: Risk Reduction For Academy Trusts And Schools

United Kingdom Consumer

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Blowing The Whistle: HMRC's New Informant Incentive Scheme

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Macfarlanes LLP

In The Pipeline - March 2025

United Kingdom Employment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Rising Temperatures In The Workplace: How To Address The Increase In Workplace Civility Concerns

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

New SRA Guidance For In-house Lawyers: A Double-edged Sword?

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

The Increasing Importance – And Visibility – Of Internal Investigations

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

Corporate Investigations 2025

United Kingdom Criminal

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BCL Solicitors LLP

Recent Developments In UK Employment Law: What Firms Need To Know

United Kingdom Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Empowering Voices: Building A Culture Of Transparency In The Workplace

United Kingdom Employment

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NAVEX

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Whistleblowing Podcast: Key Developments And Issues For Financial Services Firms

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

EU Whistleblowing Directive Part 3 (Video)

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Safecall

Are You Prepared For The EU Whistleblowing Directive (Video)

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Safecall

Mid-Year UK Employment Review 2020 - Managing Tricky ER Cases In A Covid-19 Context, Whistleblowing And Health And Safety Issues (Video)

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Gowling WLG

Whistleblowing - Employment, Labour & Equalities Update

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Gowling WLG

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