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The UK's new Labour government published its highly anticipated Employment Rights Bill last week. In total, the draft Bill contains 28 stand-alone employment law reforms (including many of the changes [...]

How will the new Government implement its manifesto pledge to allow workers to disconnect? With the increase in remote and hybrid working, and new technologies making workers more accessible, for [...]

Keir Starmer's Labour government has said in the King's Speech, which opened the new session of Parliament on Wednesday this week, that it would create a new law setting out [...]

With Labour's manifesto plan to restore mandatory housing targets at the forefront, and with a renewed Whitehall focus on tackling the UK housing crisis, this week, the new Labour Government [...]

At a glance The Labour Party's manifesto, which was published on 13 June, confirms the intention to implement Labour's Plan to Make Work Pay: Delivering a New Deal for Working [...]

Introduction The UK General Election, held on 4 July 2024, has brought the Labour government into power, promising significant changes in housing law. Understanding these changes is crucial for landlords [...]

Dates to note over the next 12 months Issues affecting all schemes General Election - impact on pensions The General Election resulted in a landslide victory for the Labour Party. [...]

There are a number of significant reforms expected, including on the rules relating to dismissal, employment status and zero-hour contracts Following the general election on 4 July, significant employment reforms [...]

With a new Labour government comfortably moved into Whitehall, employers across England, Wales and Scotland should expect several employment law reforms to affect everyday business decisions in the coming months. [...]

The newly-elected Labour government plans to make wide-ranging reforms to trade union and collective employment rights. In this article, we consider the impact Labour's proposals could have on employers which [...]

The Labour Party has promised to introduce a right to switch off, similar to models adopted in Ireland and Belgium. What do these models look like? And what impact could [...]

Labour has pledged there will be a comprehensive strategy for post-16 education, involving reform to apprenticeships and the Apprenticeship Levy. Now that Labour has won the general election, what might [...]

What Labour has promised Labour has promised 'basic individual rights from day one for all workers', ending the system that leaves workers waiting up to two years to access protection [...]

Our dashboard explains the key policies announced by Labour to-date on legal migration and focuses on the policies most likely to be of interest to employers. The dashboard includes pledges [...]

Whilst Labour's election victory is certainly likely to keep employment lawyers gainfully employed for some time, as the self-proclaimed party for working people, it will come as no surprise that [...]

The Labour Party has expressed its commitment to ending what it calls 'one sided flexibility'. How will its proposals in relation to zero-hour contracts and shift scheduling achieve this? Among [...]

What employment law changes should we expect from the new Labour government? Our dashboard breaks down Labour's plans by topic, explaining what each policy involves and its potential impact. The [...]

The next general election in the UK must take place by January 2025 and opinion polls suggest that we could see a change in government for the first time in [...]

The Labour Party promises transformational reforms to employment law. If Labour win the General Election 2024, how will employment tribunals cope with a likely increase in the number of claims? [...]

The Labour Party has promised to introduce a right to switch off, similar to models adopted in Ireland and Belgium. What do these models look like? And what impact could [...]

With the general election just around the corner and polls indicating that a change in government is becoming ever more likely, you may wonder what impact this may have on [...]

The success of the UK's digital sector and regulatory regime is also inextricably linked to the wider world - ideas, talent, research and investment flow across borders, and our ability [...]

The Labour Party has expressed its commitment to ending what it calls 'one sided flexibility'. If Labour wins the election, how will its proposals in relation to zero-hour contracts and [...]