Constantine Law are delighted to announce that we have achieved success across our practice areas in this year's Legal 500 rankings. Employment: We have retained our Tier 3 ranking for employment advice to Senior Executives and our Tier 6 ranking in the Employer category. We are recognised for our "expertise in restrictive covenant and injunctive relief work". Heading the team is Managing Partner, John Hayes, noted for his High Court injunctive relief cases. Noted for their

Another month, another Prime Minister. As Andy Burnham starts to tackle his growing inbox, many employers may be wondering how he is going to square the circle of pursuing economic growth. The CIPD’s Labour Market Outlook for August reveals that employers remain cautious about recruiting staff, with only 62% planning to recruit over the next three months, suggesting that many investment plans are on hold while they adjust to their new obligations under the ERA 2025, compound

A version of this article first appeared in Personnel Today on 25 September 2026. The UK government is significantly expanding the Right to Work regime from 1 October 2026 and employers are advised to review their arrangements now to ensure compliance with the new rules. The most significant change is the extension of Right to Work checks beyond traditional employees. The new regime will apply to a broader range of working arrangements. This is an important development for bu

John Hayes explores the nuances of non-compete clauses in the UK versus Silicon Valley

The FCA's new rules on non-financial misconduct, which came into force on 1 September 2026 expand those workplace allegations that can now become a career-ending regulatory problem. Allegations of bullying, harassment or violence can engage the FCA's Conduct Rules and fitness and propriety regime and the consequences of getting that assessment wrong can be profound. For non-bank SM&CR firms, the Conduct Rules now expressly extend to serious bullying, harassment and violence

One in eight 16 to 24-year-olds are now out of employment, education or training, according to statistics released by the ONS. That's just short of 1m young people classified as NEET. Jobs outlook While these figures, which account for the period from April to June 2026, are slightly lower than the figures from January to March (when 1,011,000 young people were NEET), they are 3% higher than the same period from last year. These statistics are framed against a highly competit

An employment tribunal has found that an employee was unfairly dismissed after having been overheard making critical remarks about their manager. The employee received a final written warning, but later conversations around the breakdown of the relationship between the employee and their manager led to the employee's resignation. The tribunal ruled that this amounted to constructive unfair dismissal, since no new evidence justified ending employment beyond the original warnin

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