The Employment Rights Bill should receive Royal Assent this month.  On 28 October 2025, the House of Lords considered the House of Commons’ amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.  The Lords proposed changes to: 1.       zero-hours clauses (amending their own amendment); 2.       the day-one right to unfair dismissal protections (insisting on a 6-month qualifying period, rather than day-one); and 3.       industrial action ballot thresholds (disagreeing with the proposal t

On 30 June 2025, the Low Pay Commission closed its consultation on potential reforms to the National Minimum and Living Wage.  Key...

On Monday 7 July, the government introduced  64 pages of amendments to the ERB,  including (most significantly) a whole new provision on...

The consultation periods for two key areas of change affecting employers will close on 30 June 2025.  Have you had your say yet?   The...

On 18 June 2025, the House of Lords is considering the Employment Rights Bill, in the last of 10 Committee Stage readings of the Bill.   ...

This week the Government published its tabled amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. The amendments run to over 200 pages and contain...

Constantine Law's Managing Partner, John Hayes, discusses the Government's legislative agenda in more detail, and the implications for...

Last week, the Government launched four significant consultations on key provisions of the Employment Rights Bill, marking a major step...