Businesses braced for wave of tribunal claims as government expands legal time limit Law Employers are set to face a fresh legal headache as the time limit for employees to bring claims to employment tribunals doubles, as the next phase of the reformed Employment Rights Act takes effect. From 1 October, employees will be given the legal right to take six months to bring cases to court against employers [...]
Why it could now cost more to sack an executive in the UK than FRANCE Law Labour’s overhaul of employment rights, particularly the removal of the unfair dismissal compensation cap, could leave British businesses facing a higher bill for dismissing executives than their European counterparts. As the government pushed its Employment Rights Bill into law, it ditched the £118,000 compensation limit on unfair dismissal claims to appease unions after the House [...]
Grand Theft Auto maker hit with legal action over ‘unlawful’ employee dismissals Lawsuit The maker of blockbuster video game series Grand Theft Auto is set to face legal action over claims it unfairly dismissed 31 members of staff last year who had been working on the latest instalment of the series, Grand Theft Auto 6. An independent employee trade union representing the former employees, The Independent Workers of [...]
The Debate: Is employee tracking justified in the modern workplace? March 25, 2026 JP Morgan last week announced it had started using tech to track its junior employees; amid the rise of work from home, is it fair enough?
What changes to the pension salary sacrifice scheme could mean for you? June 11, 2025 A new report from HMRC has raised concerns around changes to the pension salary sacrifice scheme. A report on workplace pensions by HMRC has fuelled speculation around changes to salary sacrifice schemes. The report looked into employers’ behaviours and attitudes on salary sacrifices and looked into how potential reforms to tax reliefs could change these. [...]
Royal supplier Bidfood ‘the new P&O’ as unions claim thousands face being fired January 20, 2025 Bidfood, which delivers food for the likes of Manchester United, Five Guys and Subway, has been compared to P&O ferries after two unions claimed thousands of workers could be fired and rehired on ‘worse terms and conditions’. The GMB and Unite unions have said the company, which also delivers food for the army, prisons and [...]
Plan to restrict employers from contacting staff out of hours ‘backed by public’ September 21, 2024 Most people support the Government’s plans to restrict employers from contacting staff outside working hours, new research suggests. Only 17 per cent of 2,000 adults surveyed opposed the move. The polling by Survation, commissioned by think tank the Autonomy Institute, showed that support was highest in the South East. Autonomy called on the Government to [...]