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This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a round-up of the key employment law changes taking effect in April 2026, (2) further...
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has launched a consultation seeking evidence to help guide its recommendations on the 2027 national minimum wage (NMW)...
Employment analysis: The Lexis+® Employment team have put together a round-up of the key employment law changes taking effect in April 2026. In...
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has launched a consultation on updated guidance on automated decision-making (ADM), including profiling....
The government has published proposed new benefit and pension rates for 2024 to 2025 including in respect of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory...
ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1The Claimant is a woman and the Respondent is [enter details,...
Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...
Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...
Where an employee with less than two years’ continuous service is dismissed by a transferor prior to a TUPE transfer, and the reason for the dismissal is the transfer, can the employee bring a claim for unfair dismissal, and, if so, will the transferee be liable?The Transfer of Undertakings
Does a change of employer within a group of companies give rise to a TUPE transfer?Relevant transfers under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE 2006) are:•business transfers—involving the transfer of an undertaking or business, or part of an undertaking or
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Contributory negligence in personal injury claimsContributory negligence is a partial defence which can lead to a discount in damages.Other defences may also be relevant. See Practice Notes: Did the claimant consent to the risk of injury? and Was the claimant involved in an illegal activity?If a
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