Breaking News: Proposed Changes to Employment Rights To Be Announced

A landmark shift in UK employment law is imminent. As announced in The Times over the weekend, Labour will unveil a “once in a generation” overhaul of employment rights in the Employment Rights Bill on Thursday, 10th October. This legislation is set to significantly enhance the rights of millions of workers across the country and in turn increase costs for employers.

Greenbelt housing: a boost to landowners or an increase in government control over development?

The Labour government has now given further details surrounding its ambitious pledge to build 1.5 million new homes by 2030. New powers are being proposed by ministers to allow councils to compulsorily buy up green belt land that would previously have been ineligible for development.

Breaking: Government Introduce New Tipping Rules

The Government have confirmed that the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 will come into force on 1 October 2024. This new law introduces significant changes to how tips, gratuities, and service charges are handled in the workplace.

Election 2024: What Labour’s victory means for employment law

Following Labour’s victory last week, our attention has swiftly turned to their “Plan to Make Work Pay: Delivering a New Deal for Working People” and the significant proposed changes to employment law.

Election 2024: What Labour’s victory means for employment law

With the 2024 election result now confirmed, we look at what Labour’s success means for UK employment law and the changes employers will need to prepare for.

Spring Budget Update – the Abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief against SDLT

In the recent Spring Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that Multiple Dwellings Relief (“MDR”) is to be abolished from 1 June 2024. In this update, we explain what MDR is, what is changing and what this may mean for the property market.

Family Mediation Week 2024

Today is the start of Family Mediation Week, which is a week dedicated to raising awareness of Family Mediation and the benefits it offers to separating couples.

Jade's Law

In this article, Hannah Mills goes through a recent update by the Justice Secretary, designed to give children better protection from harm.

An update on the Renters (Reform) Bill

Natalie McMahon and Emily Rowan-Maxwell consider the changes proposed by the Renters Reform Bill to private sector lettings.

New Law Protects Workers' Right to Tips: What Employers Need to Know

In this article, Harry Jones looks at new legislation around tipping and the changes employers should be soon implementing.

Acas publishes new guidance on reasonable adjustments for mental health

In this article, Trainee Harry Jones discusses the importance of addressing mental health in the workplace and highlights new guidance from Acas on making reasonable adjustments.

Government Publishes Shared Parental Leave Figures

In this article, Emily Arnold discusses the low uptake and calls for reform of Shared Parental Leave (SPL) since its introduction in 2015.