The government has laid before Parliament   new regulations   regarding the ACAS early conciliation regime. From 1 December 2025, the Government intends to double the early conciliation period from six weeks to twelve weeks.   This extended window will apply to all claims where early conciliation is commenced on or after that date.   Who is ACAS?  ACAS  (the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) is an independent and impartial public body that is mandated to assist

The following four consultations have been launched by the Government on new rights and protections that will be introduced by the Employment Rights Bill ( the Bill ):   Right of trade unions to access workplaces    This consultation  considers the new right of access for trade unions whereby they will have the statutory right to access workplaces physically, and to communicate with workers digitally and in person. The rationale behind this new right is that it will allow tra

The Employment Appeal Tribunal ( EAT ) has decided that an Employment Tribunal ( ET ) erred in finding that sexual harassment that...

An employee who resigned after being replaced whilst on sick leave for treatment for breast cancer wins £1.2m   A senior manager was...