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House of Lords stands firm on ERB amends - Alan Lewis comments to People Management
The House of Lords has this week stood firm against the government’s proposal to introduce "day-one" unfair dismissal rights, and have once again reaffirmed their position that there should be a six-month qualifying period. Peers argued that businesses need greater clarity and stability before such sweeping changes take effect. Speaking to People Management, Constantine Law partner, Alan Lewis , pulled no punches, describing the proposed shift from a two-year qualifying perio
Oct 29
Majority of workers still awaiting compensation under tribunal penalty scheme: Alan Lewis comments in People Management
A recent investigation has exposed major flaws in the UK’s system for enforcing employment tribunal awards. The government backed scheme...
Oct 6
An end to zero hours contracts may not be helpful to everyone in a gloomy jobs market
The most recent unemployment figures paint a grim picture as the number of those out of work last month hit its highest level in nearly...
Aug 6
Why Labour's Employment Rights Bill could have a chilling impact: Catherine Wilson writes for The Yorkshire Post
Constantine Law partner, Catherine Wilson , gives her thoughts in The Yorkshire Post on how the ERB must balance the needs of employees...
Aug 4
PIPs and Living Wage Consultations: Have you had your say?
The consultation periods for two key areas of change affecting employers will close on 30 June 2025. Â Have you had your say yet? Â The...
Jun 25
The ERB - an update
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.  ...
Jun 18
Return-to-office mandates and the law of unintended consequences
New research from King’s College London about working life in the UK has found that less than half the people surveyed would comply with a full time return-to-office mandate, with almost 10% stating that this would compel them to leave their job. Working patterns borne of necessity during the Covid pandemic are, it seems, very hard to shift. As companies across the UK roll out return-to-office mandates, every week seems to bring new edicts from the UK’s big employers desperat
Jun 9
The qualifying limit for unfair dismissal will define the new government
Constantine Law Managing Partner, John Hayes, writes in Solicitors Journal today about the prospect of the new employment bill...
Oct 7, 2024
Podcast: 5 Labour proposals and what they could mean for the economy
Hot on the heels of the UK general election—and Labour’s landslide victory—our founder John Hayes and partner Alan Lewis discuss some of Keir Starmer's radical plans for employment law and their potential impact on economic growth. The main topics covered in their analysis include: The proposal to simplify worker status The introduction of Day One employment rights The regulation of zero-hours contracts The ban on ‘fire and rehire’ The right to switch off The importance of
Jul 5, 2024
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