Employment tribunal claims have been steadily rising and are likely to continue to rise due to the wider employment rights being introduced – and so has the backlog. Recent figures show a significant increase in outstanding cases, with many claims now taking at least 2 years to reach a final hearing.  The employment tribunal backlog… [Read More]

The Fair Work Agency launched last month, consolidating employment rights enforcement into a new single body with powers to investigate employers proactively — without even waiting for a complaint! While the Agency is not fully operational yet, its direction of travel is clear: more proactive enforcement, more investigations, and greater consequences for getting it wrong…. [Read More]

Discrimination compensation awards can’t automatically be reduced because an employee was already job hunting — the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s (EAT) decision in KJ V British Council confirms the reason for the job search is important. This is a common HR challenge: deciding whether an employee’s actions after discrimination are separate from the discrimination itself. KJ… [Read More]

The obligation to carry out collective consultation arises whenever you are proposing to dismiss 20 or more employees as redundant within a 90-day period. Collective redundancy consultation obligations can arise earlier than you expect. The duty can be triggered when plans are still developing and not finalised. To avoid penalties, employers should take advice early… [Read More]

From October 2026, trade union access rights for non-unionised employers change significantly under the Employment Rights Act 2025 — so employers should prepare now. If your organisation has never dealt with a trade union, the Employment Rights Act 2025’s changes to trade union law should be a wakeup call. Two incoming reforms in particular will… [Read More]