TUC warns that UK faces record levels of work-related stress

Comments invited on bringing parts of Employment Rights Act 2025 into force

Various provisions included in the Employment Rights Act 2025 will need secondary legislation to bring them fully into force. To proceed, the Government has launched two consultations, applying to England, Scotland and Wales, to seek comments on the details in two specific areas.

Chancellor insists that the Government is back on the right path to growth

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, led her Spring Statement in Parliament with four proud statements: inflation is down, borrowing is down, living standards are up and the economy is growing.

Employment law changes affecting unions now in force

Among the important changes, dismissal for taking part in protected industrial action is now “automatically unfair”, removing the previous 12-week limit for claiming unfair dismissal and extending it through the whole period of industrial action.