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The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that failing to upgrade the terms and conditions of TUPE transferred staff was indirect race discrimination.
The Government has published a revised timetable for the implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025.
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that Coastguard Rescue Officers are entitled to worker status, despite being described as volunteers in the relevant documentation.
Nine months on from the Supreme Court’s ruling on the meaning of sex in the Equality Act, we are still without definitive guidance on how it is to be applied in practice.
Most of the Act’s provisions in relation to family-related leave will take effect from 6 April 2026, but some won’t be implemented until 2027. In addition, a separate Act which gives additional rights to unpaid leave for bereaved partners is also being implemented from 6 April.
Employers have just 28 days to respond to an Employment Tribunal claim by filing an ET3 form. By acting quickly, employers can protect their right to defend Employment Tribunal claims and avoid costly mistakes.
In our latest review of the year we have made a selection of Mills & Reeve’s employment-related content from 2025.
Following Royal Assent on 18 December, we now have a fixed date for the measures in the Employment Rights Act that will be taking effect early in the New Year: 18 February.
After months of unexpected delays, the Bill completed its passage through Parliament on 16 December, clearing the way for the first stages in the government’s implementation plans.
Yesterday (10 December) the Government was narrowly defeated in the Lords over its last-minute amendment to the Employment Rights Bill to remove the cap on compensation for unfair dismissal.
Two recent employment tribunal decisions (both from Scotland) have explored employers’ obligations under the Equality Act in relation to single sex spaces.
This morning the Government has published its latest amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. The paper reflects the changes announced by the Government on 27 November 2025 and gives the detail we have been waiting for.