contracts of employment Archives

03 September 2025

Government Consultation on Unpaid Internships

A consultation has been launched to gather views and evidence around unpaid internships

15 January 2025

Update to Code of Practice on Fire and Rehire

uplifts to award for failure to follow the Code of Practice

08 November 2024

The Supreme Court’s decision in USDAW and others v Tesco

The long-running fire and re-hire case involving the removal of a 'permanent' right to retained pay

26 March 2024

Updated Code of Practice on ‘Fire and Rehire’

The Government has updated its Code of Practice on dismissal and reengagement (known as 'Fire and Rehire')

14 September 2023

Unfair dismissal case involving variation of contract

A case looking at a unilateral variation of contract and whether that amounted to a dismissal

16 February 2023

Government reforms (5): Fire and Rehire – Code of Practice

The Government's draft Code of Practice for consultation

31 August 2022

Keep on your radar: Implementing a 4-day working week

You’ll have seen the news that a significant pilot of the 4-day week has just started across 70 UK companies and involving 3300 workers

31 August 2022

Government reforms (3): Employment bill and zero hours contracts

The Queen’s Speech in 2019 included a commitment to introduce an Employment Bill

31 August 2022

Government reforms (1): Fire and Rehire – Statutory Code Coming

The Government has announced that there will be a new Statutory Code of Practice on the practice of ‘fire and rehire’.

01 April 2022

Blog: Changes to Right to Work checks from 6 April – what you need to know

On 6 April, the Government is changing the way in which employers will check the right to work of both employees and potential new hires. Here we discuss what those changes mean for employers.

16 March 2022

Case update (1): Holiday pay

What do we already know? We updated you in our 2021 Newsletter Issue 3 Case update (4): No carry over for taken...

22 December 2021

Case update (1): Worker status and substitution

Summary: Does a courier's ability to use an app to release their time-slot to other couriers (from the same company) provide sufficient...

Tag: contracts of employment

Government Consultation on Unpaid Internships

Update to Code of Practice on Fire and Rehire

The Supreme Court’s decision in USDAW and others v Tesco

Updated Code of Practice on ‘Fire and Rehire’

Unfair dismissal case involving variation of contract

Government reforms (5): Fire and Rehire – Code of Practice

Keep on your radar: Implementing a 4-day working week

Government reforms (3): Employment bill and zero hours contracts

Government reforms (1): Fire and Rehire – Statutory Code Coming

Blog: Changes to Right to Work checks from 6 April – what you need to know

Case update (1): Holiday pay

Case update (1): Worker status and substitution

The Government has launched a call for evidence (here) inviting views on the use of unpaid internships (and work trials, voluntary workers, volunteers, and work shadowing).

Tag: contracts of employment

Government Consultation on Unpaid Internships

Update to Code of Practice on Fire and Rehire

The Supreme Court’s decision in USDAW and others v Tesco

Updated Code of Practice on ‘Fire and Rehire’

Unfair dismissal case involving variation of contract

Government reforms (5): Fire and Rehire – Code of Practice

Keep on your radar: Implementing a 4-day working week

Government reforms (3): Employment bill and zero hours contracts

Government reforms (1): Fire and Rehire – Statutory Code Coming

Blog: Changes to Right to Work checks from 6 April – what you need to know

Case update (1): Holiday pay

Case update (1): Worker status and substitution

The Government has launched a call for evidence (here) inviting views on the use of unpaid internships (and work trials, voluntary workers, volunteers, and work shadowing).

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