The Employment Rights Bill: Transformative Changes for Workers and Employers

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The Employment Rights Bill, which passed its final parliamentary hurdle in December 2025 and is awaiting Royal Assent, represents the most significant overhaul of UK employment law in a generation. Once implemented, this legislation will fundamentally reshape the relationship between employers and workers across England, Scotland, andWales, introducing sweeping reforms across unfair dismissal, flexible working, … Read more

Bad Behaviour in Classrooms

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Based on the text in the image taken from the Sunday Times and current government announcements from late 2025, here is the breakdown regarding the White Paper and Ofsted’s findings on behaviour. Has a “Bad Behaviour” White Paper been produced? Not yet. While the newspaper clipping mentions a White Paper coming “this autumn” (Autumn 2025), … Read more

Harm as defined by the Children’s Act (as amended)

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Reported cases on Harm Section 31(9) of the Children Act 1989, as amended by the Adoption and Children Act 2002, defines harm as: “Ill-treatment or impairment of health or development, including, for example, impairment suffered from seeing or hearing the ill-treatment of another.” ” Based on my comprehensive research, I can now provide you with detailed reported … Read more

Law Relating to Employment Investigations

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In British Home Stores Ltd v Burchell  ICR 303 remains the cornerstone authority for assessing the fairness of misconduct dismissals in England and Wales, despite being decided over 45 years ago. The “Burchell test” establishes a three-stage framework that Employment Tribunals must apply when determining whether an employer acted reasonably in dismissing an employee for … Read more

Employee Rights at State Pension Age

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Employee Rights at State Pension Age: Comprehensive Protection from Forced Retirement and Age Discrimination The fundamental legal position is clear: you cannot be forced to retire simply because you reach state pension age in the UK. Since the abolition of the Default Retirement Age in October 2011, the law provides robust protection against age discrimination … Read more

UK Workplace Temperature Regulations

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UK Workplace Temperature Regulations: From Minimum Standards to Maximum Heat – A Legal Analysis of Climate Adaptation in Employment Law   The Office Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 established a crucial precedent by setting a minimum workplace temperature of 16°C for office work, representing one of the earliest statutory recognitions that workplace temperature directly … Read more

CFA Success Fees are Excluded from Awards

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Supreme Court Ruling in Hirachand v Hirachand: Success Fees Under Conditional Fee Agreements Excluded from Awards The Supreme Court has delivered a landmark judgment in the case of *Hirachand v Hirachand & Another*, clarifying the treatment of success fees under Conditional Fee Agreements (CFAs) in inheritance claims brought under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and … Read more

Significant UK Age Discrimination Cases Reported in 2024

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 UK Age Discrimination Cases from Harassment to Commissioner to Protect Older Worker’s Rights, reported in 2024 Age UK ordered to pay £4,000 after losing age-related harassment case – Age UK was fined for harassing an older worker during a job application process, resulting in a £4,000 compensation for injury to feelings. Age UK fined £4,000 … Read more

Inadequate Behaviour Support in UK Schools 

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Cases and Reports:  A report by the Education Select Committee highlighted that mental health support for children struggling to attend school is “grossly inadequate”. The number of children absent from school has more than doubled since the pandemic3.  Ofsted published a report at the end of the school year looking at the well-being of teachers. … Read more

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