Monthly Archives: October 2026
Paid time off to attend union meetings?
A key provision of the Employment Rights Act 2025 comes into force on 30 October. From that date unions will be able to seek access agreements with employers. This can cover physical or virtual access but typically an access agreement … Continue reading
Protecting pregnant employees from dismissal
The Government has announced that it will introduce new protections against dismissal for pregnant women and new mothers from October 2027. This is a change that was teed up in the Employment Rights Act 2025, creating a regulation-making power but … Continue reading
Tackling ‘bogus self-employment’
At the Labour Party conference a couple of weeks ago, the Business Secretary announced that a forthcoming consultation would seek to address the issue of bogus self-employment. Delphine Strauss wrote about it in the Financial Times – and she was … Continue reading
