Breaking News: Labour unveils its Employment Rights Bill in a bid to ‘make work pay’
Labour promised an Employment Rights Bill within the first 100 days and yesterday, on day 98, it appeared! A landmark shift in UK employment law is on the horizon, with the government describing it as “the biggest upgrade to workers rights for a generation”.
Issuing a claim valued up to £100K? What you need to know about the new fixed recoverable costs regime.
New rules came into force on 1 October 2023 which limit the amount of recoverable costs for many claims valued up to £100K. This article considers how these new rules may affect your claim.
Breaking News: Proposed Changes to Employment Rights To Be Announced
A landmark shift in UK employment law is imminent. As announced in The Times over the weekend, Labour will unveil a “once in a generation” overhaul of employment rights in the Employment Rights Bill on Thursday, 10th October. This legislation is set to significantly enhance the rights of millions of workers across the country and in turn increase costs for employers.
Greenbelt housing: a boost to landowners or an increase in government control over development?
The Labour government has now given further details surrounding its ambitious pledge to build 1.5 million new homes by 2030. New powers are being proposed by ministers to allow councils to compulsorily buy up green belt land that would previously have been ineligible for development.
Breaking: Government Introduce New Tipping Rules
The Government have confirmed that the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 will come into force on 1 October 2024. This new law introduces significant changes to how tips, gratuities, and service charges are handled in the workplace.
Election 2024: What Labour’s victory means for employment law
Following Labour’s victory last week, our attention has swiftly turned to their “Plan to Make Work Pay: Delivering a New Deal for Working People” and the significant proposed changes to employment law.
Election 2024: What Labour’s victory means for employment law
With the 2024 election result now confirmed, we look at what Labour’s success means for UK employment law and the changes employers will need to prepare for.
Spring Budget Update – the Abolition of Multiple Dwellings Relief against SDLT
In the recent Spring Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced that Multiple Dwellings Relief (“MDR”) is to be abolished from 1 June 2024. In this update, we explain what MDR is, what is changing and what this may mean for the property market.
Balancing Beauty and Affordability: Cornwall's Struggle with Second Homes Sparks Government Intervention
The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has announced changes in planning rules.
Family Mediation Week 2024
Today is the start of Family Mediation Week, which is a week dedicated to raising awareness of Family Mediation and the benefits it offers to separating couples.
Jade's Law
In this article, Hannah Mills goes through a recent update by the Justice Secretary, designed to give children better protection from harm.
