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Employment Rights Bill: key amendments and future consultations as Report stage nears conclusion
01 Aug 2025Proposals to block day-one unfair dismissal rights, extend whistleblowing protection, and consult on workplace AI among developments from the House of Lords Report Stage.
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Constructive dismissal and discrimination: misleading an employee about their role during sickness absence was a breach of trust and confidence.
01 Aug 2025An employer's failure to be transparent during a cancer-related absence led to discrimination and ultimately, a successful claim for constructive dismissal.
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Court of Appeal: Race discrimination claim upheld against Council
01 Aug 2025This case is a reminder of how important it is for employers to ensure consistent disciplinary processes.
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UK leads the way on personalised medicine with new decentralised manufacturing legislation
01 Aug 2025The UK has taken a massive step forward in the holy grail of personalised medicine by introducing new regulations that enable treatments to be prepared and delivered directly at the point of care.
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Maternity Leave Returners -why practice matters as well as policy
01 Aug 2025A recent ET case (Sarah Lindup V Bright HR Limited) highlighted that refusing to allow an employee to return to her previous position following maternity leave was discrimination, which I read about recently on BBC News.
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First Use of Crypto Asset Freezing Powers under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
01 Aug 2025The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has taken a significant step in its fight against financial crime by freezing over £10,865 in Bitcoin and £289 in USDC belonging to Richard Yeowart, the CEO of Arena TV (you can view the press release here)