by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 9, 2026 | News
Basic key points for conducting a workplace grievance investigation include: Establishing a written grievance procedure: Aligning with ACAS guidelines ensures consistency and fairness in handling grievances. Initiating the grievance hearing promptly: Ideally within...
by Andrew Macmillan | Nov 2, 2026 | News
An employer can now be liable when someone outside the organisation harasses one of its employees. Section 21 of the Employment Rights Act 2025 inserts new subsections (1a) to (1c) into Section 40 of the Equality Act 2010. An employer must not permit a third party to...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 25, 2026 | News
The Government has launched a consultation on a revised Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement. The Code which, in its original form, came into effect in 2024, requires updating to take account of the legal changes to fire and rehire under Employment Rights...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 19, 2026 | News
Trade union reform is another big part of the coming employment law changes. Employers will need to get to grips with a number of changes affecting trade unions and the relationship between employers, employees and union representatives. Here are the most important...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 11, 2026 | News
An official review in England has found that young people are at risk over being over-diagnosed with ADHD and autism. Review Chair, Peter Fonagy, says that, “properly done”, diagnosis is “incredibly important and quite complicated”, as he calls...
by Andrew Macmillan | Oct 2, 2026 | News
From 1 October 2026, the usual time limit for bringing most Employment Tribunal claims increased from three months to six months. That includes claims such as unfair dismissal, discrimination and unlawful deductions from wages. There is, however, an important...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 25, 2026 | News
The Government has announced that the duty to inform workers of their right to join a trade union, which was originally due to come into effect on 30th October, has been pushed back to January 2027. Alongside today’s delay to the implementation date, they have also...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 17, 2026 | News
The Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade published its response to the Make Work Pay consultation on improving access to flexible working earlier this week. Two reforms will follow. First, Regulations will set out a process employers must follow...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 14, 2026 | News
In a recent case called Duffy v BXTR 3, Mr Duffy worked for a hotel’s food and beverage team. Police were called to an incident at the premises. Mr Duffy alleged he told his manager that evening that fire escape doors were being left open and building security...
by Andrew Macmillan | Sep 8, 2026 | News
Just a quick reminder in this bulletin. Effectively, the qualification period for unfair dismissal claims has now dropped from two years down to six months for all new employees who started a job on or after 1st July. Therefore, this means your opportunity to address...
