This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) an EAT judgment opining that an autism or ADHD diagnosis is not just a label (ie an impairment); it is also a relevant factor when considering substantial adverse effect for disability discrimination purposes, (2) an EAT ruling upholding a tribunal’s finding that a failure to provide a mask during COVID-19 did not breach the duty to make reasonable adjustments, (3) news that the Data (Use and Access) Bill has received Royal Assent, (4) an EAT ruling clarifying that time spent in the early conciliation process prior to the start of the limitation period cannot be added on to extend time, (5) the latest employment tribunal statistics from the Ministry of Justice, (6) an EAT judgment confirming that the ET had jurisdiction to hear discrimination claims against non-UK-domiciled respondents, (7) dates for your diary, and (8) other news items of interest to employment practitioners.

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a new inquiry by the Business and Trade Committee on artificial intelligence and the future workforce, (2) publication of the Low Pay Commission remit for 2026, (3) a survey from Acas and an independent research report looking at neurodiversity in the workplace, (4) the latest Parker Review Committee report on improving ethnic diversity in UK businesses, (5) publication of the final version of the Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave Regulations 2026, (6) publication of the latest quarterly tribunal statistics showing the continuing rise in the employment tribunal backlog, (7) a new Practice Note on the Fair Work Agency and other updated materials relating to ERA 2025, (8) dates for your diary covering key consultation deadlines and April 2026 in-force developments and (9) other news and resources of interest to employment practitioners.

This week’s edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) commentary from Neil Todd at Thompsons Solicitors, Jonathan Chamberlain and Connie Cliff at Gowling WLG, Philip Harman and Joanne Bell at DAC Beachcroft and Charlotte Gunn at Stevens & Bolton on the Supreme Court’s decision in the Tesco ‘fire and rehire’ case, (2) employment law developments to watch out for in 2024, (3) a report from the IFS suggesting policy changes to increase pension accumulation for employees, (4) a Supreme Court decision on the status of part-time football referees for tax purposes, (5) a Scottish employment tribunal decision granting a declaration (being the only remedy sought) that a refusal by the employer to allow the claimant to work from home full-time discriminated against them as a disabled person because this was a failure to make a reasonable adjustment, (6) a CIPD report on how employers are tackling bullying and harassment at work, (7) a €290m fine for Uber for unauthorised data transfers to the US, (8) the European Commission’s consultation on new standard contractual clauses (SCCs) for transferring personal data to third-country controllers and processors subject to EU GDPR, (9) dates for your diary, (10) updates to our case tracker and horizon scanner, and (11) new Q&As.

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a round-up of the key employment law changes taking effect in April 2026, (2) further commencement regulations under the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) bringing into force changes to statutory sick pay, (3) tax measures aligning NICs treatment with the new umbrella company income tax rules, (4) publication of the updated Vento bands for injury to feelings awards in employment tribunal claims from April 2026, (5) data protection developments, including the ICO's consultation on updated guidance for automated decision-making and profiling, (6) the EU Council final approval of a regulation establishing an EU Talent Pool digital platform for non-EU jobseekers, (7) details of our most recently updated materials relating to ERA 2025, (8) dates for your diary, including the raft of legislation coming into force in April 2026, including a wide range of ERA 2025 measures, and (8) other updates and resources of interest to employment practitioners.

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a Court of Appeal decision confirming that a defendant is not generally vicariously liable for torts committed by the employees of a true independent contractor, (2) an EAT decision on whether conduct in a union WhatsApp group amounted to participation in trade union activities, (3) draft regulations protecting workers against detriment for taking protected industrial action, (4) the government’s response to its consultation on strengthening the law on tipping and publication of a draft updated statutory Code of Practice, (5) a government consultation on holiday pay compliance and enforcement by the Fair Work Agency, (6) EHRC-commissioned research on workplace harassment and the need for employers to take evidence-based preventative action, (7) HM Treasury’s ten-year review of the Women in Finance Charter, (8) analysis of how forthcoming unfair dismissal reforms may affect private equity sponsors and portfolio companies, (9) dates for your diary, and (10) other news, trackers and resources of interest to employment practitioners.

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a Court of Appeal judgment on whether there is an implied contractual indemnity to cover all losses of any kind (including loss of earnings) suffered by an employee as a result of them carrying out their duties, (2) a consultation by the Office for Students on proposals to require universities to record personal relationships between staff and students as part of a wider review of regulation of harassment and sexual misconduct in England, (3) a FTSE Women Leaders Review report examining the number of FTSE 350 board positions held by women, (4) revised HMRC advisory fuel rates for company cars, (5) HMRC guidance on rates and thresholds for 2023–24 for employers, (6) results from the 4 Day Week Global six-month trial of a 4 day working week across 60 companies, (7) analysis by Jacqueline Vallat, and Sandra Potlog of CMS on the overlap between employees’ rights and competition law, (8) an EAT judgment on when a restricted reporting order should be made permanent, (9) a joint Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority consultation on proposed changes to the remuneration regime for firms covered by the Capital Requirements Directive, (10) revised Home Office guidance on right to work checks, (11) a Migration Advisory Committee call for evidence as part of its review of the Shortage Occupation List, (12) amending legislation relating to criminal record checks on, and the disclosure of spent convictions by, individuals seeking to act as adult placement carers in Northern Ireland, (13) dates for your diary, (14) updates to our legislation and consultation trackers as well as our horizon scanner, and (15) new Q&As.

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) an announcement that Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats will carry out checks on whether substitute drivers have the right to work in the UK, (2) updated guidance for employers on transferring apprenticeship levy funds, (3) an employment tribunal award of £58k for a social worker who was subjected to disciplinary action for sharing their gender critical views, (4) the publication of the 17th edition of the Judicial College Guidelines, (5) analysis of an EAT judgment on the test of causation in whistleblowing detriment claims, (6) a new whistleblowing form for reporting environmental issues caused by employers, (7) detailed analysis of the Supreme Court’s decision in Mercer and its implications by David Reade KC, Lucy Bone and Georgina Churchhouse at Littleton Chambers, (8) a High Court injunction to restrain the use of documents misappropriated during employment and used in employment tribunal proceedings, (9) an update on the employment tribunals reform project, (10) the announcement of a new Transparency and Open Justice Board, (11) analysis of an EAT judgment interpreting Rule 37(5) of the EAT Rules, (12) an EAT decision to hear a recusal application after a hearing but before the handing down of the judgment, (13) a survey on proposals for single pension pots for life, (14) dates for your diary, and (15) updates to our consultation and legislation trackers.

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) the next step in the progress of the Employment Rights Bill, (2) the launch of a government consultation on the Adult Social Care Negotiating Body and fair pay agreement, (3) an appeal by the foster carers involved in Oni v London Borough of Waltham Forest, (4) the new digital ID scheme announced by the Prime Minister to underpin right to work checks and deliver more efficient access to public services, (5) a First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) decision regarding a request for details of settlement agreements at Channel 4, (6) dates for your diary, and (7) other news items of interest to employment practitioners.

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a government consultation on the draft revised statutory tipping code of practice, (2) analysis by James Lamont at Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law of the extended right to work civil penalty regime taking effect from 1 October 2026, including its application to workers, subcontractors and other non-traditional working arrangements, (3) analysis produced in partnership with Natalia Faekova of Winston Taylor LLP of a High Court decision on the enforceability and scope of restrictive covenants across group companies, (4) an SRA warning notice on the risks of AI misuse by solicitors and law firms, (5) publication of the September 2026 edition of the Industrial Relations Law Reports (IRLR), (6) what’s coming up in the employment law world in the next few weeks; and (7) other updates and resources of interest to employment practitioners.

This week’s edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a House of Commons Library briefing summarising the stages of the Employment Rights Bill to date, including amendments to the Bill so far, (2) an EAT judgment examining the approach an employment tribunal should take to issues of group disadvantage and justification in a complaint of indirect sex discrimination, (3) a successful employment tribunal constructive dismissal claim by an Arts Council England manager forced to resign after she made a one-off comment comparing staff who believe sex is binary to racists, (4) views from legal commentators on the Court of Appeal decision in Higgs v Farmor’s School, (5) an employment tribunal decision finding that a school did not discriminate when it dismissed a teaching assistant for voicing his opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion, (6) dates for your diary, and (7) other news items of interest to employment practitioners.

This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) key employment and immigration announcements in the Labour and Green Party manifestos, (2) an EAT judgment on an NHS Trust justifying the continuation of a consultant surgeon’s fixed-term contract after four years, (4) an EAT decision on whether a claimant, who was employed by the British Council in the UAE, could bring claims in the employment tribunal in Great Britain, (4) an employment tribunal decision that a bakery failed to make reasonable adjustments for a blind employee, (5) analysis by Adam Richardson, barrister at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, of a High Court judgment about the defence of consent to defamation within workplace procedures, (6) an EAT judgment about the fairness of a redundancy process involving an employee being put in a ‘pool of one’, (7) a Council of the EU proposal for an EU Talent Pool, (8) Scottish regulations making additions to the listed authorities that have specific duties in relation to the public sector equality duty, (9) the IRLR Highlights for July 2024, (10) dates for your diary, (11) updates to our case and legislation trackers and our horizon scanner, and (12) a new Q&A.

This edition of the Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) a revised Employment Rights Bill (ERB), as brought from the House of Commons to the House of Lords, (2) increased compensation limits for employment tribunal claims in force from 6 April 2025, (3) a new government consultation on how to implement mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers to be included in the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, (4) regulations to increase the amount of statutory maternity pay that a small employer can recover from HMRC from 103% to 108.5% from 6 April 2025, (5) the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the strict application of the ‘no profit’ rule for breach of fiduciary duty, (6) a Court of Appeal decision regarding the fairness of a dismissal for the ‘composite reason’ of substantive conduct and failure during the disciplinary process to show proper contrition or insight, (7) an EAT decision that the employment tribunal had set too high a bar for a claimant with Asperger’s syndrome when considering his application for anonymity, (8) an EAT decision that the employment tribunal had erred procedurally in issuing substantive judgment when it said it would not do so, (9) dates for your diary, and (10) other news items of interest to employment practitioners.