The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 has introduced a new statutory right for individuals, including employees to complain directly to data controllers about alleged UK GDPR infringements. For employers and other data controllers, this is a significant practical compliance change, not merely a technical footnote. From 19 June 2026, privacy notices, DSAR templates and internal complaints processes will need to reflect this new change. Employers will have to be able to show that

With temperatures soaring, employers should take immediate steps to assess and manage heat-related risks, the HSE has warned. With temperatures forecast to reach 38°C and a rare red heat warning in place, the regulator stressed that extreme heat can affect worker health, safety and productivity. Employment partner Alan Lewis , commenting to People Management, highlights the legal consequences of failing to address heat risks: “Because heat is a hazard, failure to assess and

With official figures showing UK redundancies are rising, our immigration partner, Alex Finch, writing for Employer News, looks at how losing your job creates serious consequences for workers on sponsored visas. For Skilled Worker visa holders, dismissal affects not only employment but also immigration status, family stability and long-term settlement plans. Employers must notify the Home Office within 10 working days after employment ends, triggering a visa cancellation pro

The dust is still settling from the recent local elections, which once again underlined the fragmentation of the UK’s two-party system. Yet when one looks at the stated policy positions of the main political parties, the immigration conversation remains firmly centred on asylum, border security and the European Convention on Human Rights. This is understandable; they are difficult and important questions that resonate on the doorstep. But the Government is making a strategic

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2026. As you will all know the long-awaited Employment Rights Act 2025 finally hit the statute books just before Christmas, which, as has been often repeated, represents the biggest shake up in employment law for 30 years. As the legislation is being implemented in stages, we have included a timeline on our website , tracking the changes from now through to 2027 and beyond, which we hope will provide you with a useful aide memoire. In the me