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The government is consulting on how employers should implement the new requirement to inform workers of their right to join a trade union. Read our summary of the key proposals and practical implications.

The government is consulting on how the new right for trade unions to access workplaces will operate in practice. Our summary highlights the main proposals and what they could mean for employers.

The government is consulting on enhanced dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers and what these changes could mean in practice for employers.

The government is consulting on proposals for a statutory right to bereavement leave, including for pregnancy loss, and what these changes could mean in practice for employers.

Four consultations seek views on new rights under the Employment Rights Bill, covering trade union access, union membership information, pregnancy and maternity protections, and bereavement leave.

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that umbrella companies cannot treat separate assignments as a single continuous employment for tax purposes and that a failure to take proper advice on contractual arrangements can amount to carelessness leading to a loss of tax.