This November 2025 edition focuses on some of the proposed reforms in the Employment Rights Bill including the new Fair Work Agency and what it will mean for businesses...
This November 2025 edition focuses on some of the proposed reforms in the Employment Rights Bill including the new Fair Work Agency and what it will mean for businesses, trade union reforms and the options being put forward to enhance dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers set out in the recent consultation. Our new Employment Rights Bill tracker which will keep you up to date with developments on the new measures and the timetable for their implementation. We take a look at what further immigration rule changes have been announced and the new recruitment rules under the Labour Code coming into effect soon in Poland. We also include our usual round-up of news, our UK and EU horizon scanners, our EU Pay Transparency Hub and a link to our survey on trade union reforms.
This November edition looks at the onward march of the Employment Rights Bill (ERB). Described by the Government as the "biggest upgrade to workers' rights in a generation", the ERB is a mammoth piece of legislation. Employer groups have raised concerns about the additional burden/costs it will bring but the Government has confirmed its commitment to the ERB, which was a cornerstone of its election manifesto.
We still don't know all the detail - the...
A former university football coach facing criminal charges has filed a motion arguing that police knowingly included inaccurate information in the warrant application that led to his arrest. The d...