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    • Feb 2, 2026

    The Employment Rights Act: what’s already in and what’s coming up first

    On Royal Assent – December 2025 The ERA 2025 repealed the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023, which previously allowed the Secretary of State to set minimum service levels for strikes in “relevant services”, such as health, transport and education.

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    • Nov 14, 2025

    Change to ACAS Early Conciliation Period from the 1 December 2025

    The Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 changes the current early conciliation period from six weeks to twelve weeks for all cases notified to ACAS after 1 December 2025. It is the hope of

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    • Insights
    • Jul 14, 2025

    AI in the workplace: What employers need to know

    Introduction – What is AI? Artificial intelligence (AI), or, broadly computer systems that perform tasks which typically require human intelligence, is rapidly transforming the modern workplace, offering new efficiencies and capabilities across recruitment, investigations, and everyday decision-making. However, as organisations

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