James Baker, Head of Employment at Lee & Thompson and Julie Goodway from Thomas Mansfield Solicitors join Constantine Law   Two new senior partner hires at consultant led employment /regulatory law firm take number of specialist employment partners to 12.   PRESS RELEASE 1 st  April 2026: Constantine Law, the ranked (Chambers and Legal 500) consultant-led “agile” employment and regulatory specialist law firm has recruited two new partners to its growing employment team: James

April is always a busy month for employment law with new minimum payment rates and legislative changes.  April 2026 is no exception.  Some of the initial provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 ( ERA ) will come into force in April, together with the annual increase in minimum rates of pay. Further there will be an increase in immigration fees.   We have updated our ERA tracker, as the timetable for implementation has shifted – see below. Below is an overview of the chan

What steps is the Government taking to allay the pressures on the ET – and will these go far enough? A version of this article first appeared in Employer News 24 March 2026 Last week’s Employment Tribunal statistics  show that pressure on the UK’s Employment Tribunal system continues to grow. In Q3 2025 there were around 52,000 open cases, increasing to 58,000 by the end of December 2025, an increase of roughly 11–12% in just one quarter. The widening gap between claims rec

Constantine Law act for  Donagh O'Sullivan   in his whistleblowing claim against  Battersea Power Station and the case is being widely reported in the press: Financial Times (£): Battersea Power Station in dispute with fired CEO over accounts The Times (£): Sacked Battersea Power Station chief sues in whistleblowing row City AM: Ex-Battersea Power Station boss takes owners to court over dismissal Solicitors Journal: High-profile case against Battersea executives - Solicitor

PRESS RELEASE 19 March 2026 Mr O'Sullivan is advised by Constantine Law Don O’Sullivan (former CEO of the iconic Battersea Power Station redevelopment) is bringing a claim for unfair dismissal and whistleblowing detriment against Battersea Power Station Development Company and four senior Malaysian executives, in what will be   a high-profile case in the Employment Tribunal.   In Don O’Sullivan v Battersea Power Station (and others) reported in the Financial Times , today,

Planned strikes by National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers members on the London Underground in the next six weeks highlight the complexities of introducing a compressed four-day week. Unions are at loggerheads over the proposals with the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen supporting the move for fewer working days days, the RMT warns longer shifts could increase fatigue and safety risks. Employment lawyer, Alan Lewis , commenting to  Peop

British industry is already feeling the strain of Labour’s restrictive immigration curbs, and a move to zero net migration could exacerbate this. The Home Office continues its determination to reduce migration as last week’s Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules made clear, with tightened salary rules for sponsored workers and the first ever nationality-specific ban on student visa applications. Although the Home Office states this will be a temporary measure, does t

On 5 March the Home Office laid a Statement of Changes to the UK Immigration Rules.  Here are the key points to know from a business immigration perspective. The English language requirement will be increased for applications for settlement (ILR) submitted from 26 March 2027 in certain categories.  The current English language requirement for settlement is Level B1 (intermediate) from the Common European Framework of Reference, in speaking and listening.  The new requirement