12/12/2025 9:21:30 AM Employment & Pensions Blog: Rethinking Restrictive Covenants - The Government Targets Non-Compete Clauses By Chris Cuckney On 26 November 2025 the Department for Business and Trade published a white paper setting out the case for reforming non-compete clauses...
12/4/2025 1:39:52 PM Employment & Pensions Blog: Employee jailed for wicked and cynical allegations in the Employment Tribunal By Chris Cuckney The High Court’s decision in Commerzbank v Ajao serves as a stark reminder of the serious consequences of misleading the Employment...
11/28/2025 8:53:36 AM Employment & Pensions Blog: Procedural Fairness and Unfair Dismissal: Alom v The Financial Conduct Authority By Chris Cuckney In the recent case of Alom v The Financial Conduct Authority, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has handed down an important judgment...
11/26/2025 5:55:34 PM Autumn Budget 2025: much anticipated, but more detail awaited By Gemma Bell Ben Halsey As is not unusual, the Chancellor's Autumn Budget sets out measures aimed at achieving fiscal stability and supporting its growth agenda....
11/20/2025 2:20:47 PM Employment & Pensions Blog: Anti-Bullying Week - The Importance of Positive Action to Prevent Bullying at Work By Chris Cuckney Last week was UK Anti-Bullying Week and this year’s theme was Power for Good – using your power for good to stop bullying. Workplace...
11/17/2025 9:45:00 AM PFI Expiry: What Happens to Staff When the PFI Contract Ends? By Katie Maguire As the first wave of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts approach their end, a key question is: what happens to the employees?...
11/13/2025 4:15:29 PM Employment & Pensions Blog: What the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Means for Employers and HR Professionals By Chris Cuckney The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) received Royal Assent over the summer and marks a significant step in the evolution of the UK’s...
11/6/2025 2:13:50 PM Employment & Pensions Blog: The Government Doubles the Acas Early Conciliation Period By Chris Cuckney Earlier this week the Government (very quietly) made a significant procedural change in the Employment Tribunal process. From 1 December...
10/27/2025 9:45:00 AM The Immigration Skills Gap – What this means for employers? By Katie Maguire Following the Immigration White Paper published earlier in May 2025 highlighting the potential changes to immigration rules, the UK will,...
10/23/2025 10:05:00 AM Employment & Pensions Blog: Black History Month 2025 By Chris Cuckney Every year October marks British Black History Month, an important time for us to reflect on the history and importance of racial...
10/17/2025 9:16:13 AM Employment & Pensions Blog: Personal Liability for Whistleblowing Detriment by Dismissal - Henderson v GCRM By Chris Cuckney In Royal Mail Limited v Jhuti (2018), the Supreme Court established that where senior management decides a person should be dismissed for...
10/10/2025 9:32:08 AM Employment & Pensions Blog: Liability Under the Equality Act 2010 - What Does "In the Course of Employment" Actually Mean? By Chris Cuckney Under the Equality Act 2010, an employer is liable for the discriminatory acts of its employees if those acts are done “in the course of...