Unfair Dismissal (Podcast)

Quality Compliance Systems (QCS) has formed a strategic partnership with Weightmans law firm to provide enhanced legal and compliance support to UK care providers facing workforce challenges, new employment legislation, and evolving regulatory requirements. The collaboration combines QCS's compliance expertise with Weightmans' specialist health and care sector legal knowledge to help care organizations navigate complex operational and regulatory environments. Together, they aim to deliver practical guidance

With the school holidays just around the corner every parent across the UK will this week no doubt mutter the words, “just watch, it will be raining constantly as soon as they stop school”, or words to that effect. That’s because as sure as night follows day, we can always rely on the sun to come out when “school’s in” and this year seems no different with temperatures on Monday and Tuesday in the high 20s and predicted to rise for the rest of the week- even in Manchester.

The Employment Tribunal has awarded an employee nearly half a million pounds after he accumulated 827 unpaid holiday days over his 37-year employment.

Employment law experts examine the evolving landscape of restrictive covenants across the UK and US, analyzing how legislative reforms and enforcement challenges are reshaping employer protections. The discussion covers team raids, trade secret litigation, and actionable strategies for businesses navigating this uncertain legal terrain.

UK right to work checks are set to change significantly from 1 October 2026. Section 48 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 will expand compliance obligations beyond traditional employees and could require organisations to carry out checks on a wider range of workers, contractors and labour arrangements.

The Pensions Regulator has published its finalised enforcement approach with high-level principles for proportionate, risk-based regulation, while PASA releases operational readiness guidance for schemes preparing for guided retirement requirements expected from summer 2029. A&O Shearman's upcoming Pensions Academy Online sessions will feature a legal update and an exploration of AI's impact on UK pension schemes with TPR's Cliodhna Judge.

Employers implementing return-to-office mandates face complex legal considerations around reasonable adjustments, discrimination, and employee rights. Understanding the legal framework and potential challenges is essential before enforcing workplace attendance policies. This analysis examines key employment law issues that arise when transitioning from remote to office-based work.

Explore critical updates in UK employment law affecting workplace rights, trade union access, and immigration compliance. These insights examine how recent legislative changes impact employer obligations, from expanded right-to-work verification requirements to new union workplace access provisions and evolving discrimination frameworks.

The most recent webinar in our Employment Rights Act 2025 series was on 'Trade unions – key changes and actions for employers' in which we discussed the new right for trade unions to access workplaces and the new duty on employers to provide workers with a statement of trade union rights.

From 30 October 2026, trade unions will gain new statutory rights to seek both digital and physical access to workplaces under the government's Make Work Pay plan. This significant change will affect almost all employers, as unions can request access even without formal recognition or existing membership within the workforce.