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With the initial furlough (Job Retention Scheme) ending this month, employers are looking at the Job Support Scheme (JSS) to see how it will work for them.

HM Treasury announced changes to the Job Support Scheme (JSS) on 22 October which may make a significant difference on employer take-up of the scheme. A new ‘Job Support Scheme Open ...

On 14 July the DTI published the draft Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 and commenced its final consultation on age discrimination. The Age Regulations are likely to have a significant impact on many businesses and will impose further administrative burdens on employers.

The Chancellor today announced his Winter Economy Plan, which includes the outline of the new Job Support Scheme (JSS) which will replace the Job Retention Scheme from 1 November 2020...

The government announced on 16 June 2021 that new regulations to be laid before Parliament will require all workers in CQC-registered care homes to receive two doses of vaccines against Covid-19...

In April 2023, the latest round of annual increases relating to the maximum awards available at Employment Tribunals and other statutory rate increases, such as statutory sick pay and the national...

Stronger dismissal protections are on the way for pregnant employees and those taking certain types of statutory family leave. The government has now confirmed how it intends to use powers under the Employment Rights Act 2025 to strengthen protections for pregnant employees and new parents.

This article discusses key HR topics, including wage entitlements during suspensions, best practices for negotiating exit packages, redundancy consultation obligations, special maternity protections, Employment Rights Bill updates, and the UK Electronic Travel Authorisation rollout.

In this second part of our podcast on the Employment Rights Act 2025 reforms coming into force in April 2026, Jenny Andrews and Sian McKinley, both Of Counsel, together with Knowledge Counsel Anna Henderson...

Dismissing an employee who has, or may have, a disability covered by the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (“DDA”) is fraught with difficulties. That is so whether the dismissal is on grounds of redundancy or is based on capability, i.e. the inability of the employee to do the job for which they were employed due to excessive sickness absence.

This year has seen some changes in the United Kingdom for employers and, most significantly, has given us an insight into the many changes and likely challenges ahead in light of the current...

If it is true that it is darkest before the dawn, then a number of countries worldwide are rightly turning their minds to the possibility of easing the current lockdown arrangements.

Success hinges on understanding employee preferences, redesigning jobs and career frameworks, creating an environment where employees thrive and aligning total rewards with evolving employee needs.

For the first time in a generation there is a real possibility of the UK leaving the EU.

Can the UK furlough grant be claimed while redundancy consultation is ongoing, or an employee is on notice? Clarification is urgently needed.

The government believes that consultation in 2023 demonstrated appetite for further reform of employment law. In follow up to this, they have launched a consultation into reform of two areas...

In the past week, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has published a consultation document that contains various proposals to transform the collective redundancy rules – the intention being to make them more flexible and to improve consultation with employees.