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UK immigration update: Increases to immigration fees

United Kingdom - September 18 2023 On 15 September 2023, the UK Government published changes to immigration fees that will come into effect on 4 October 2023…

High Court quashes Regulations permitting cover by agency workers during strikes

United Kingdom - July 17 2023 In July 2022, the Government changed the law to allow businesses impacted by industrial action to fill the roles of striking staff with temporary…

Post-Brexit regulatory reform of employment law

European Union, United Kingdom - May 15 2023 Following last week’s publication of its policy paper “Smarter regulation to grow the economy”, the Government has now published a consultation on…

Government publishes guidance on voluntary ethnicity pay reporting

United Kingdom - April 17 2023 Just over a year after the government confirmed that it would not introduce a legal requirement for employers to publish their ethnicity pay gaps, it…

Government rejects opportunity to make menopause a protected characteristic

United Kingdom - January 25 2023 In July 2022, the Women and Equalities Committee published a report making a number of recommendations for the further Protection of Individuals…

Fire and rehire: Government publishes consultation on Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement

United Kingdom - January 24 2023 The practice of so-called firing and rehiring has attracted much negative attention in recent years, leading to a promise by the government in early…

Consultation on proposals to change holiday calculation for part-year workers (Harpur Trust v Brazel)

United Kingdom - January 13 2023 The Government has published a consultation paper on proposals to deal with the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel that…

Looking forward to 2023: what is coming up in employment law?

United Kingdom - December 13 2022 As 2022 draws to a close, we look forward to what you need to have on your employment law radar in 2023. Although the much-trailed Employment Bill…

Government confirms plans for flexible working reforms

United Kingdom - December 5 2022 Over a year after consulting on proposed reforms to the statutory flexible working regime (see our September 2021 Be Aware article), the government…

Embracing neurodiversity in business: how to support employees

United Kingdom - November 23 2022 In our last article, we continued our neurodiversity discussion with a focus on how businesses can make their products and services more accessible…