As the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) gets into its stride, debate continues around zero hours reforms, trade union access rights and the growing impact of AI on tribunal claims. The government has launched further consultations, outlined below, while the tribunal system faces mounting pressure from rising claims, many of them disability related. As ever, our team is here to help, so please do get in touch with your usual contact. Current Consultations Consultation: Refor

Managing Partner, John Hayes' thoughts on the possible direction of travel for employment law under a government led by Andy Burnham have been picked up by the press. John's believes that a Burnham-led government may signal a more “interventionist” approach to workplace regulation, but that this must be balanced against the need to drive economic growth and maintain labour market flexibility. John urges employers to have their voices heard by engaging with the consultation on

The Government has launched a further series of consultations ahead of the implementation of key provisions of the ERA 2025. The latest consultations are: Employment rights for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children Misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) Reforms of zero hours and similar contracts We recognise the importance of these consultations to our client base and therefore urge you to get involved. This is your opportunity to have your voice heard and

Ahead of the implementation of key provisions of the ERA 2025, the Government is consulting with business and key stakeholders, to help shape the finer detail of the Act. The Government has announced the latest of those consultations, relating to: industrial action detriment; and collective redundancy. We recognise the importance of these consultations to our client base and therefore urge you to get involved . This is your opportunity to have your voice heard and to h

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. ...