The Government has published updated Codes of Practice supporting the Employment Rights Act 2025's trade union reforms. The changes provide greater clarity on union access during recognition campaigns and the practical operation of enhanced rights for union representatives.

Acas has reported record demand for its services, while the Senior President of Tribunals has expanded the role of legal officers in employment tribunals.

The EAT ruled that an Acas Code uplift must be reconsidered if a remedy award is reassessed on appeal and upheld a tribunal's decision to defer grossing up where the tax treatment of a complex award was uncertain.

The High Court has confirmed that group companies cannot enforce restrictive covenants against workers by relying on third-party rights. The judgment also reinforces that each restrictive covenant must be justified on its own merits.

The Department for Education (DfE) has published new guidance in relation to allergy safety in schools.

Having been on the horizon since September 2023, when Labour announced their plan to reduce the cost of buying school uniforms, the new rules on limiting the number of compulsory items of branded school uniform come into force on 1 September 2026.

The EAT ruled that reassigning an employee while investigating a complaint against him was not victimisation, as the move stemmed from the complaint itself, not any protected act.

The government has launched a consultation on how the Fair Work Agency (FWA) will enforce statutory holiday pay from 2027. The proposals signal a significant shift away from relying solely on individual tribunal claims and towards a more proactive enforcement regime.

In a fact-specific decision, the EAT has confirmed that a dismissal for threatening and intimidating messages posted in a union WhatsApp group during industrial action was not automatically unfair.