On 1 July 2025, the government published a comprehensive Implementation Roadmap with timescales on consultation and introduction of the proposed legislation. This allows planning to take place for employers to prepare for the changes. In particular, the roadmaps sets out the proposed date for introduction of the new position [...]
I would like to draw your attention to two interesting and very topical recent decisions of the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT), both on the subject of Disability under the Equality Act 2010. ASD and ADHD and the Definition of Disability In the case of Stedman v Haven Leisure, the EAT [...]
The Employment Rights Bill received a lot of coverage in the press when it was first introduced by Starmer’s Labour Government in October 2024. Things have quietened down in the media during the long passage of the Bill through Parliament, with the Bill having undergone a number of amendments. It [...]
With the reopening of parliament on 2 September nearly upon us and a new government in place, I thought this a good time to do some horizon scanning in terms of expected legislative changes. The key elements of the new Labour government’s initiative to bring about “seismic” change to employment [...]
On 8 November 2023 the government finally responded to its consultation on reforms to the Working Time Regulations 1998, and at the same time published draft regulations which have been laid before Parliament. The proposed date for introduction of these changes is remarkably soon as 1 January 2024. These changes [...]
