Employment weekly highlights—24 July 2025
This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) an Employment Rights Bill clause amendment voted in favour of by the House of Lords at the Bill’s Report Stage, creating a duty on certain employers to take reasonable steps to investigate any whistleblowing disclosure made to them, (2) a call for evidence on unpaid internships and similar work practices, (3) updated Sponsor Guidance from the Home Office, (4) draft legislation due to come into force in April 2026 to make recruitment agencies jointly and severally liable for PAYE when they supply workers via umbrella companies, (5) analysis by Jen Kingsmill and Charlotte Morgan of Lewis Silkin of the legal and practical challenges for employers of behavioural additions related to the use of smartphones and digital technology generally, (6) a judgment from the Court of Appeal upholding a race discrimination claim against Leicester County Council, (7) the announcement of a planned upgrade closure on 31 July of Employment Tribunals online services, (8) publication by the Lexis+® UK Ireland (Employment) team of a new precedent compromise agreement, together with an accompanying letter to an employee enclosing the draft compromise agreement, and a new subtopic on the European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (TUPE), (9) dates for your diary, and (10) other news items of interest to employment practitioners.