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A tribunal need not revisit a potential claim it has already raised with an unrepresented claimant
22 Oct 2026Where an Employment Tribunal identifies a potential claim and explains it to an unrepresented claimant, it is not required to raise the issue again if the claimant chooses not to pursue it. The tribunal must assist where fairness requires, but it must remain impartial and respect the claimant’s right to decide how to present their case.
Government consults on worker status reform and substitution clauses
22 Oct 2026Proposals could reduce the weight given to substitution clauses when deciding worker status and shift the burden of proof in some tribunal claims.
Government makes regulations bringing new sexual harassment and trade union reforms into force on 30 October 2026
15 Oct 2026Employers should review their harassment prevention measures and prepare for changes to trade union access and representation before the new rules take effect.
Tribunals must consider whether dismissing a whole claim is proportionate before making an unless order
15 Oct 2026An unless order that threatens to dismiss a whole claim must be a fair response to any future breach, not just a way to apply pressure.
Employers may need to reassess disciplinary proceedings when new information about disability emerges
15 Oct 2026New information about an employee’s disability may require employers to review ongoing disciplinary action and reconsider whether it remains justified.
Severance and executive pay: the key employment law changes in the Academy Trust Handbook 2026
13 Oct 2026The Department for Education's (DfE) new Academy Trust Handbook 2026 (Handbook) took effect on 1 October 2026. We looked at the headline changes across the Handbook in our briefing on 29 July 2026. In this follow-up we focus on two particularly important areas from an employment law perspective: severance payments and executive pay.
