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Employment law and labour law articles and thought leadership, podcasts, videos and webinars from expert sources across the legal world. Explore articles covering topics such as Discrimination, Employee Benefits and Compensation, Health and Safety, Unfair/Wrongful Dismissal, Whistleblowing, Employment Rights, Outsourcing and Redundancy.

We're All Going On A Summer Holiday – What Do Employers Need To Know About Annual Leave Entitlements?

It's the summer season! Whether employees are off to Sri Lanka, Scotland, or settling in for a staycation, Irish employers must ensure that their employees take their annual leave.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

You Snooze, You…Win? How Falling Asleep On The Job Led To £20k Compensation

In Okoro v Bidvest Noonan (UK) Ltd, the Claimant brought claims for unfair and wrongful dismissal after being dismissed for falling asleep during his shift as a CCTV security officer.

United Kingdom Employment

HC

Herrington Carmichael

Employment Rights Bill – Headline Of Changes Following House Of Lords Report Stage

Some significant government-backed changes have been made to key provisions...

United Kingdom Employment

WS

Wrigleys Solicitors

Balancing Risk And Reality: Using AI At Work

AI in the workplace can no longer be seen as a problem for tomorrow - it is firmly an issue for today. In this article, we explore how employers can balance the risks and realities of AI at work...

United Kingdom Employment

IL

Ius Laboris

Whistleblowing Protection: Disclosures To External Investigators

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

The Employment Rights Bill: Is It Here Yet?

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Case Note: Hogan v Mac Energy Limited And Dias v Verite Trust Company

United Kingdom Employment

V

Viberts

EAT Rules That Whistleblowing To External Investigator Was Protected

United Kingdom Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Pensions Brief: August 2025

United Kingdom Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Merton-compliant Age Assessments: Social Worker Guidance

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Too Hot To Work? What UK Law Says About Heatwaves And Workplaces (11 August 2025)

United Kingdom Employment

DL

Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

From Contracts To Holiday Pay: Employment Law In Agriculture Explained

United Kingdom Employment

RB

Rothera Bray

PRC: Judicial Rulings Recognise Mental Trauma Caused By Sexual Assault As A Work-Related Injury

United Kingdom Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employment Rights Bill: Further Significant Amendments But Will They Become Law?

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

EFRAG Launches Consultation On Simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Under The CSRD

United Kingdom Commercial

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Proposed Changes To ILR: What UK Businesses Need To Know

United Kingdom Immigration

RC

Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

If A Child Has An EHCP In Place, Do They Also Need A Care Plan? (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

AG

Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Corporate Finance Soundbite: Mergerspresso - Episode 14: Even My Coffee Needs Coffee: Mergerspresso In New York (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

UPCOMING WEBINAR: Online Safety: Navigating Compliance Across The UK, The EU And The US

Worldwide Compliance

HS

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

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Contract of Employment

We're All Going On A Summer Holiday – What Do Employers Need To Know About Annual Leave Entitlements?

It's the summer season! Whether employees are off to Sri Lanka, Scotland, or settling in for a staycation, Irish employers must ensure that their employees take their annual leave.

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Employment Rights Bill: Further Significant Amendments But Will They Become Law?

Following our previous update on 10 July 2025, there have been further significant developments during the Employment Rights Bill's Report Stage in the House of Lords.

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Non-Compete Clauses: Government Reform Plans Back In Focus

In May 2023, the previous Government announced a significant proposal to reform the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts. The proposal, if implemented, would cap the length of non-compete clauses...

United Kingdom Employment

HC

Herrington Carmichael

Home And Away: The Realities Of Remote Working

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

The Employment Rights Bill: The Latest For The Hospitality And Leisure Sector

United Kingdom Employment

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

FCA Resets The NFM Standard: Is It At The Right Level, Sufficiently Fair And Legally Certain?

United Kingdom Finance

LS

Lewis Silkin

Local Authority Was Not The Employer Of A Caregiver Whose Support To His Brother Was Funded Using Direct Payments

United Kingdom Employment

WS

Wrigleys Solicitors

HR Briefing - July 2025

United Kingdom Employment

M

Macfarlanes LLP

The Employment And Immigration Intersection: Investigating Right To Work During Employment

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Employment Rights Bill – Headline Of Changes Following House Of Lords Report Stage

Some significant government-backed changes have been made to key provisions...

United Kingdom Employment

WS

Wrigleys Solicitors

The Employment Rights Bill: Is It Here Yet?

This update provides an overview of the current status of the Employment Rights Bill, its next steps, and the key issues that employers need to know.

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Case Note: Hogan v Mac Energy Limited And Dias v Verite Trust Company

As per the Tribunal's 2024 Annual Report, disability discrimination claims are still on the rise, with 90 such claims being filed in 2024, compared with 55 in 2023.

United Kingdom Employment

V

Viberts

Employment Essentials: Drugs In The Workplace - What Employers Need To Know (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

Is Surveillance During Sick Leave Ever Justified?

United Kingdom Employment

HC

Herrington Carmichael

No Place At The (Pool) Table For Trans Women - Haynes v The English Blackball Pool Federation

United Kingdom Employment

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Update On Progress Of Employment Rights Bill And Other Legislative Initiatives

United Kingdom Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Neurodivergence, Discrimination Comparators, Privileged Documents In The Wrong Hands, And A News Round-up

United Kingdom Employment

BC

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

How To Build A Winning Team: What HR Teams Can Learn From The Lionesses' Euros Victory

United Kingdom Employment

Sa

Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Later Living Housing: Meeting The Challenge Of An Ageing Society

Our populations are ageing rapidly, with people living longer while fewer young people join the workforce. This transformation presents both opportunities and significant challenges for how we house and care for our older...

United Kingdom Real Estate

BJ

Browne Jacobson

The Pensions Brief: August 2025

Companies House has announced that the identity verification requirements under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (the Act) will come into force on 18 November 2025.

United Kingdom Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

President Trump And Making Your Inheritance Tax Planning Great Again!

During Donald Trump's visit to Scotland –mixing business and pleasure (at family-owned golf courses) – he found himself becoming an unlikely darling of the British farming community.

United Kingdom Tax

BP

Burness Paull

UK Pensions: What's New This Week? August 11, 2025

United Kingdom Employment

AO

A&O Shearman

Stamp 0: Ireland's Visa For Retirees Or Persons Of Independent Means

United Kingdom Immigration

LS

Lewis Silkin

Pensions Radar - August 2025

United Kingdom Employment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

UK Pensions: What's New This Week? August 4, 2025

United Kingdom Employment

AO

A&O Shearman

"Finishing The Job": Pension Commission Launches Review Of State Pension Age

United Kingdom Employment

GW

Gowling WLG

What's Happening In Pensions - Issue 117 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

You Snooze, You…Win? How Falling Asleep On The Job Led To £20k Compensation

In Okoro v Bidvest Noonan (UK) Ltd, the Claimant brought claims for unfair and wrongful dismissal after being dismissed for falling asleep during his shift as a CCTV security officer.

United Kingdom Employment

HC

Herrington Carmichael

Employment Rights Bill – Headline Of Changes Following House Of Lords Report Stage

Some significant government-backed changes have been made to key provisions...

United Kingdom Employment

WS

Wrigleys Solicitors

From Contracts To Holiday Pay: Employment Law In Agriculture Explained

Farming is the backbone of British life, with around  70% of the UK's land used for agriculture in 2023. With such a massive footprint, it's no surprise that the industry faces unique...

United Kingdom Employment

RB

Rothera Bray

Employment Rights Bill: Further Significant Amendments But Will They Become Law?

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

Update On Progress Of Employment Rights Bill And Other Legislative Initiatives

United Kingdom Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Employment And Immigration Intersection: Investigating Right To Work During Employment

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Government Publishes Timetable For Implementing The Employment Rights Bill

United Kingdom Employment

WS

Wrigleys Solicitors

Coldplay Affair – What If It Happened In The UK?

United Kingdom Employment

HC

Herrington Carmichael

Employment Rights Bill 2025: Key Amendments Employers And Employees Must Know

United Kingdom Employment

HC

Herrington Carmichael

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Latest Videos

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ThinkHouse TUPE Club: Key Questions On A Service Provision Change (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

The Fair Work Agency: Plans For State Enforcement Of Employment Rights (Podcast)

LS

Lewis Silkin

Understanding The Employment Rights Bill: A New Era For Employers, Employees And Workers (Video)

AG

Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Neurodiversity In The Workplace - Employment Law Webinar (Video)

HL

Higgs LLP

Are You Ready For 2025? (Video)

TS

Travers Smith LLP

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