The Employment Rights Act 2025 has introduced a significant new provision (that amends the ERA 1996) aimed at curbing the misuse of confidentiality clauses in the context of workplace harassment and discrimination. Any clause in an agreement which seeks to prevent a worker from making allegations or disclosures relating to harassment or discrimination will be … Read more
What employers should know Awareness and understanding of the menopause in general society is improving all the time, but are employers really up to speed on how this could be affecting their team members and what they could be doing to support them? Employment tribunals relating to menopause have risen significantly over the last two … Read more
Brand new amendments proposed to the ERB More updates from the government last week on the Employment Rights Bill, this time including some new amendments not previously known! All are currently still at proposal stage and subject to the usual process of review. Here’s a brief overview of the most important new amendments proposed: Proposed … Read more
ERB implementation roadmap now published Earlier this week the government published an update on the phased approach to implementing the Employment Rights Bill (ERB). We’ve been waiting for clarity on the rollout of these changes for a while, and it seems that some are due a lot later than first anticipated, giving businesses a bit … Read more