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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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Employee Wellbeing - declining steadily since 2020
24 Jul 2025I always find reports and studies published by the Great Place to Work an interesting insight into workplace culture and practices. Their recent report on Fostering Wellbeing at Work in the UK, which were the results of a study by Great Place to Work and John Hopkins University surprised me. Their study showed that Employee wellbeing peaked in 2020, but has declined steadily since.
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Agency worker status upheld for Ryanair contractor
23 Jul 2025The Court of Appeal has clarified when a worker supplied through an agency will be treated as employed by the agency, and confirmed that fixed-term arrangements can still count as temporary for the purposes of agency worker protections.
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Employment Rights Bill: latest government amendments signal further change
18 Jul 2025On 7 July 2025, the government tabled further amendments to the Employment Rights Bill ahead of its House of Lords Report Stage on 14 July. These proposed changes would tighten several aspects of the Bill and, if passed, could have important implications for employers.
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NDAs, discrimination and the right to speak out: what the Employment Rights Bill amendments mean for employers
18 Jul 2025Workplace Compass: The Government’s latest amendments to the Employment Rights Bill would void NDA terms that prevent workers speaking out about harassment or discrimination. We explore what this could mean for employers in practice.