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As the Employment Rights Bill signals a shift towards stronger protections for individuals, we explore how employers can align with this shift - supporting legal compliance, managing risk, and promoting long-term workforce stability.

The UK Higher Education sector is facing a financial crisis. Real-term declines in tuition income, volatile international student enrolment and increasing operational costs are placing HE providers under acute pressure. In response, collaboration between HE providers is being explored as a means to maintain viability.

In a significant move for the UK's life sciences sector, BioNTech, renowned for its role in developing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, has announced a £1 billion investment over the next decade.  

The EAT has held that tribunals must take a contextual approach when deciding whether a grievance or complaint amounts to a ‘protected act’ under the Equality Act 2010.

Flat-rate fee for minicab drivers did not breach protections for part-time workers under current legal test.

Revised guidance reflects on Supreme Court judgement on legal sex and aims to clarify rights and responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010.