Employment Law
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The Government has announced that the new duty on employers to inform workers of their right to join a trade union, originally due to take effect on 30 October 2026,...
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In a previous article, we explained the creation of the Fair Work Agency (FWA) and the new requirement for employers to keep records demonstrating compliance with statutory annual leave obligations....
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The Department for Business & Trade has published an updated timeline setting out the implementation dates for the various changes introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025. The key updated...
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The Fair Work Agency, a new enforcement body for certain employment rights, was established on 7 April 2026. The Fair Work Agency will consolidate a number of existing enforcement functions,...
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From 6 April 2026, employers must apply new Statutory Sick Pay rules, including day one entitlement, wider eligibility and revised payment calculations for lower earners. Here is what has changed...
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The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a wider scope, requiring employers to take “all” reasonable steps to prevent workplace harassment. From April 2026, sexual harassment will become an express qualifying...
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From 6 April 2026, employers must be ready for a significant expansion of family-related employment rights. Statutory paternity leave and unpaid parental leave are now available from day one of...
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The Department for Business and Trade have recently published what has been titled an ‘Unfair Dismissal Factsheet’, which can be found alongside a large number of other factsheets relating to...
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From 1 January 2025, the UK has moved to a new Electronic Visa (eVisa) system from the traditional paper-based visas. Designed to streamline the visa application process and improve border...
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Employers need to be aware of several areas where legislation is currently at various stages of development and upcoming changes in 2024. January-April 2024 Working Time Regulations – holiday entitlement...
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At Ashtons we work with a large number of owner-managed businesses and SMEs. We regularly advise such businesses on a retainer basis providing cost certainty. We work closely with a...
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Cosworth is an automotive engineering company specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, clean fuel powertrains and electronics for automobile racing and mainstream automotive industries. In recent times, Cosworth has diversified...
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