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Private prosecutions – A route to justice for the charity sector
Sophie Tang
9 June 2025
The Employment Rights Bill Tracker
The UK’s Employment Rights Bill, described as “the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation,” was unveiled in October 2024. In December, we provided an overview of its key provisions and their implications for both employers and employees.
16 April 2025
The New Right to Neonatal Care Leave and Pay – What Employers Need to Know
From 6 April 2025, the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 introduces statutory rights for employees whose babies require neonatal care. With around 1 in 7 babies admitted to neonatal care after birth, the government estimates these rights will support 60,000 parents annually.
10 April 2025
Making redundancy consultation count: a look at the principles behind the Court of Appeal decision in De Bank Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Ltd
In a judgment in October 2024 in the case of De Bank Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1291, the Court of Appeal confirmed that general workforce consultations over redundancies of less than 20 employees in non-unionised workforces are not compulsory and that the fairness of a redundancy process must be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
20 March 2025
What does a recent Court of Appeal ruling on the case of a sacked Christian school worker mean for businesses?
The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in the case of Higgs v Farmor’s School is a significant development in the law relating to religion and belief discrimination and managing conflicting views in the workplace.
4 December 2024
Supporting staff when they need it most
Swiss-American psychiatrist, theorist of the five stages of grief, and pioneer of palliative care, Dr Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, once explained that you never “get over” losing a loved one; it forever forms a part of you. It is profoundly and irrevocably changing, and is as personal to you as your fingerprint.
