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The Cap On Unfair Dismissal Compensation Will Be Completely Removed From The Employment Rights Act From 1 January 2027

Practitioners and commentators were expecting a reduction in the minimum service requirement for unfair dismissal – currently two years – but the removal of the cap appeared at the eleventh hour...

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

Joint Ventures In The Clean Energy Sector: Terminating A Joint Venture

Joint ventures (JVs) play a crucial role in facilitating innovation and collaboration among businesses.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Major Changes To Pensions And Inheritance Tax From April 2027: Implications For Charitable Giving

Sweeping changes to the inheritance tax (IHT) treatment of pensions and death benefits are on the horizon. From 6 April 2027, under provisions in the draft Finance Bill 2025–26...

United Kingdom Employment

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Womble Bond Dickinson

UK Employment Law In 2026: Preparing For A Watershed Year Of Reform

In our recent article exploring key global employment law trends for 2026, we identified ‘landmark labour reform' as a defining theme for the year ahead. The UK was a key example of a jurisdiction undergoing...

United Kingdom Employment

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Ius Laboris

Employee Share Schemes For SMEs: The Attractions Of EMI Options

United Kingdom Commercial

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Lewis Silkin

In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 23 – Collective Consultation, New HR1 Form And The Pay Transparency Directive (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

What's Happening In Pensions - Issue 120

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Dyson Forced Labour Case Proceeds To Trial: Key Lessons On Compliance In Global Supply Chains

United Kingdom Employment

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K&L Gates LLP

Understanding Financial Abuse And Economic Abuse: Protection And Support (30 January 2026)

United Kingdom Employment

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Tribunal Upholds Ban And Fines For Corrupt And Dishonest Adviser

United Kingdom Finance

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Lewis Silkin

UK Pensions: DC Trustee Agenda Update – February 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Incentives And Remuneration: Winter Update 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

UK Employment Law Changes In April 2026: Six Things HR Should Know

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

UK Pensions: What's New This Week? January 26, 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Data Centres: Common Issues And How To Avoid Them (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Fenwick Elliott LLP

Employment Winter Newsletter 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Insights From Our Future Of Data Centres Series

Worldwide Real Estate

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Addleshaw Goddard

What Differences Can Corporates Leverage Between US And UK Capital Markets? (Video)

United Kingdom Finance

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

The EU's Digital Omnibus: Everything You Need To Know

European Union Technology

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Ius Laboris

UK Pensions: Joint DB & DC Trustee Agenda Update - February 2026

Welcome to our monthly update on current legal issues for trustees of DB and hybrid pension schemes, designed to help you stay up to date with key developments between trustee meetings and to support the legal update item on your next trustee agenda.

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Immigration In Engineering: A Practical Workforce Playbook

Immigration planning in engineering refers to how UK businesses legally recruit, sponsor, and retain overseas engineers to meet project and workforce demands.

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

Paid Miscarriage Leave Confirmed For NI: What's Coming And How To Prepare

The Department for the Economy has set its policy to extend statutory parental bereavement leave and pay to cover miscarriage before the end of the 24th week of pregnancy, with day one rights from April 2026.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 22 – Employment Law Developments In 2026 (Podcast)

Listen here for the latest developments and essential practical takeaways (short enough to fit into a 10 minute coffee break!).

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

UK Scale Up Visa Requirements And Application Guidance

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

Latest Immigration Rules For Skilled Workers [April Update]

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

Facing A Talent Crisis In Engineering And The Role Of Sponsorship

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

Reporting Employee Changes To The Home Office Sponsor Licence

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

Spring Clean 2026: Checking Your Employee Pension Arrangements

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

UK: Government Seeks Views On Reform Of Non-compete Clauses

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Pensions: What's New This Week? January 19, 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Further Changes To Bereaved Partners' Paternity Leave Rights Confirmed From 6 April 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

How Employers Can Support Parents Through Neonatal Care Leave And Pay

United Kingdom Employment

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Buckles Law

Value For Money Back Under The Spotlight

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

UK Pensions: What's New This Week? January 19, 2026

Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions.

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Further Changes To Bereaved Partners' Paternity Leave Rights Confirmed From 6 April 2026

The Government has confirmed further changes to bereaved partners' rights will apply from 6 April 2026.

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

How Employers Can Support Parents Through Neonatal Care Leave And Pay

The introduction of Neonatal Care Leave and Pay in April 2025 marked one of the most compassionate changes to UK employment law in recent years.

United Kingdom Employment

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Buckles Law

Value For Money Back Under The Spotlight

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Pensions Regulator have issued a new joint consultation on their long-awaited value for money (VFM) framework for workplace defined contribution (DC) pension schemes.

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

A Quick Guide To Pension Scheme Contracts

United Kingdom Employment

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Sponsor Duties In A New Enforcement Era: How To Stay Compliant

UK businesses have long understood that holding a sponsor licence is a privilege, not a right, but in the current climate of increased compliance audits and revocations...

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

What's Happening In NI Employment Law In 2026?

Following a period of legislative proposals and consultations, 2026 looks set to be a significant year for employment law reform in Northern Ireland.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Saying Goodbye?: Ten Practical Tips For Startups

Parting ways – for whatever reason – can be smooth and positive. If an employee resigns, then follow these simple steps to protect your business and keep goodwill alive.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Can Employers Ask Staff To Work From Home While On Sick Leave?

In today's world of remote work and constant connectivity, the lines between "off sick" and "working from home" can blur.

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

10 Key Pensions Developments In 2026: How Many Will Affect You?

United Kingdom Employment

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Addleshaw Goddard

UK Government Reforms Unfair Dismissal Regime

United Kingdom Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

What's Happening In Employment In 2026?

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

UK Pensions: DC Trustee Agenda Update – January 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

UK: Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act In Force From 29 December 2025, Implementing Day One Paternity Leave For Bereaved Fathers/partners

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New National Minimum Wage Rates For April 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

UK Pensions In Dispute - December 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

UK Pensions: Joint DB & DC Trustee Agenda - January 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

What's Happening In Pensions - Issue 119

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

Navigating Global Incentive Plans

United Kingdom Tax

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Travers Smith LLP

UK Pensions: What's New This Week? December 22, 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Pensions Radar - December 2025

United Kingdom Employment

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Travers Smith LLP

The Earned Settlement Proposals: Transitional Arrangements

United Kingdom Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

HR Briefing - December 2025

United Kingdom Law Practice

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Macfarlanes LLP

Is Working From Home Working?

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

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