In a surprise move, the Government has announced that it is abandoning its manifesto commitment to remove the qualifying period for...

The much-trailed Autumn Budget contained few surprises for employers, but did set out changes which will create headaches for businesses...

The Government has today launched a new working paper on whether to ban or restrict the use of non-compete clauses.  This reflects...

For over 10 years prospective Employment Tribunal claimants have been required to notify ACAS of their potential claims and, after a...

On 23 October 2025, the UK Government published four consultation papers under the Employment Rights Bill (ERB), aimed at strengthening...

The Financial Conduct Authority has repeatedly stated that it considers there is a link between poor market conduct or poor consumer...

For many senior employee and executives, share options and other equity awards are a significant part of their remuneration package. When...

Sickness absence in the UK has reached a 15-year high, with employees now taking an average of 9.4 days off per year. The CIPD’s...

HR teams have rapidly embraced the use of AI technology for recruitment, administrative tasks, performance tracking and employee...

Agentic AI has been one of the key tech buzzwords of 2025 and is likely to be one of the key drivers of workplace change over the next...

July is usually the time when people start drifting away on summer holidays, exhausted teachers decide to put on a film and colleagues...

The Employment Rights Bill, currently progressing through the House of Lords, is one of the biggest shake-ups of employment law for...