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Amongst many other developments, the Employment Rights Act 2025 promised restrictions to the practices of “fire and rehire” and “fire and replace”. The government has just announced that the start date for these new restrictions will be pushed back from January to March 2027. It has also published its response to a consultation on its proposals whilst starting a new consultation on an accompanying code of practice.

As AI adoption accelerates, a growing gap is emerging between technological ambition and organisations’ ability to translate it into meaningful change. Bridging this gap requires leaders to look beyond efficiency and technological capability, reconsidering how work is organised, how trust is built and how human expertise is developed. The choices they make will shape both the value organisations derive from AI and the future of work itself.

The UK's plans to simplify the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) have taken a significant step forward. On 22 October...

In this episode of the Future of Work Hub’s Peer-to-Peer podcast, Julia Paulding, Chief People Officer at Lewis Silkin, welcomes back Cathy Temple, Head of HR, EMEA at Salesforce.

This week, I interviewed Simon Copeland from Molino Capital Advisory to get his view on the key things a Buy-and-Build business should...

This week I interviewed John Palmer, Senior Director – London & South - Corporate Leverage from Shawbrook Bank to get his view on an...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a report on good and bad practice relating to the use of AI in financial services. It...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), Committee on Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) have...

The Industrial Tribunal in Belfast has given its long-awaited remedy judgment in the PSNI holiday pay litigation, known as "Agnew II". It answers the questions the Supreme Court left open in 2023, specifically, how far back claims can go and how they should be valued.

The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces one of the most significant packages of employment law reform in decades, with measures taking effect at different points over the coming years. Employers therefore need to keep a close eye on the implementation timetable.

Our dashboard breaks down what’s in the Employment Rights Act, showing how these reforms will transform employment law.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has considered what adjustments are reasonable in a recruitment process, in a judgment which reminds employers to avoid assessing candidates through a neurotypical lens.