After months of debate, the Employment Rights Bill has received Royal Assent and is now law. The Act, which applies to ...

In a move of solidarity, six of the UK’s biggest business groups have written to the business secretary, Peter Kyle, urging ...

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The new six-month qualifying period for protection from unfair dismissal looks set to commence on 1 January 2027, meaning it will apply to anyone starting employment from 1 July 2026. The government ...

Workers could be awarded unlimited payouts for unfair dismissal in Labour's worker's rights package in a bid to appease unions. The long-awaited Employment Rights Bill could see the £118,000 limit on ...

The government will commit to bringing in enhanced protections against unfair dismissal from the start of 2027, after watering down its plans last week. Labour ministers agreed to introduce the right ...

Simply sign up to the UK employment myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. High earners who win claims for ordinary unfair dismissal could in future receive unlimited amounts in compensation ...

An ex-Barclays Plc investment banker, who alleged that an offhand comment taken out of context cost him his job, lost an unfair dismissal lawsuit after a London court ruled he had demonstrated ...

The government has U-turned on its manifesto promise to introduce day one protections from unfair dismissal. Sir Keir Starmer’s party campaigned last year on a pledge to introduce “basic rights” ...