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Employment Rights Bill: clarification on 'excepted agreements' under new NDA rules
01 Aug 2025The government's recent impact assessment offers further detail on the meaning of 'excepted agreements' under the proposed NDA restrictions in harassment and discrimination cases.

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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.





