Implementation and consultations resulting from the Employment Rights Act 2025 (the Act) are now steaming ahead and new Codes of Practice have been agreed or are being consulted on. We have prepared a breakdown of the full extent of the changes to trade union laws, and those that surround strike and industrial action.
Sign up for our upcoming Employment & Immigration Law Seminar where Laytons ETL Employment team members Nicholas Lakeland & Victoria Brockley and Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law’s Associate, James Lamont, discuss taking control of probation periods, the dramatically higher immigration enforcement activity, the Fair Work Agency - exploring its powers, Enforcement and changes to the suitability (ie good character) rules, including for business visitors and case Law Review.
Sign up for our upcoming Employment Law Webinar where Employment team members Nicholas Lakeland and Victoria Brockley discuss Coping with Employment Tribunal Claims - what to expect, Grievances - tactics and outcomes, Case Review - recent cases of interest and an update on the Employment Rights Act 2025.
It is often assumed that the tax-free compensation of up to £30,000 for ‘loss of office’, available under s403 (1) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (‘ITEPA’) is an automatic right; however the recent decision of the First Tier Tribunal in Simrajsar Ltd v HMRC [2024] has reminded us that this is not the case.
