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Employment weekly highlights—22 May 2025

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Published on: 22 May 2025

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This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) the Equality and Human Rights (EHRC) consultation on amendments to the Code of Practice on services, public functions and associations, (2) news that the government and EHRC are facing a legal challenge over toilet use guidance, (3) a decision by the Court of Appeal confirming, for now, the ‘sole’ reason for treatment in part-time worker discrimination claims, (4) Regulations reducing the minimum duration of the period during which an apprentice is expected to work and receive training from 12 to 8 months, (5) a government consultation on Local Government Pension Scheme reforms, (6) agreement by the European Council and European Parliament of a revised European Works Council Directive, (7) dates for your diary, and (8) other news items of interest to employment practitioners.

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