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Sophia Cheraitia

On 7 July 2025, a new set of last-minute amendments to the Employment Rights Bill were published, including new restrictions on non-disclosure agreements; an extension

Significant Last-Minute Amendments to the Employment Rights Bill: What Employers Need to Know

July 11, 2025
15 min read

The latest developments to the UK business immigration system.

Significant Changes to Skilled Worker Sponsorship and Salary Thresholds

July 7, 2025
10 min read

On 1 July 2025, the Government published a roadmap to ‘Implementing the Employment Rights Bill’, which sets out the proposed initial timings for the contained

Employment Rights Bill – Implementation Roadmap Published

July 3, 2025
10 min read

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the ‘Act’) received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, with most of the changes coming into force over

The New Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 – What this Means for Employers

July 2, 2025
10 min read

“Employers should carefully consider the use of AI in the workplace,” says Littler’s Deborah Margolis, who advises organisations to “interrogate any AI they use to

New Data Protection Law Reduces Regulatory Burden

July 1, 2025
1 min read

The EAT recently upheld a Tribunal’s decision to strike out whistleblowing detriment claims against two external HR consultants, finding that they were not ‘agents’ of

External HR Consultants Were Not ‘Agents’ of the Employer in Relation to Dismissal

June 26, 2025
5 min read

A recent High Court case has considered whether an employer’s vicarious liability transferred under TUPE.

Do Liabilities Towards a Third Party Transfer in a TUPE Transfer?

June 26, 2025
3 min read

This is a complex area of law for employers to get to grips with – as the judge in this case said, “anyone who thought

EAT Finds Jurisdiction for International Journalist Who Brought Claims Against Her US-Based Employer

June 26, 2025
3 min read

From 1 October 2025, new restrictions on the use of confidentiality clauses will come into force in England and Wales.

Confidentiality and NDAs: New Guidance Ahead of Restrictions Coming into Force in October

June 26, 2025
3 min read

Caution should be exercised by employers before implementing and subsequently relying on monitoring employee swipe card data for disciplinary purposes.

Guidance on the Use of Employee Swipe Card Data in Disciplinaries

June 26, 2025
3 min read

We explore the forthcoming changes to the Umbrella Company market and how to prepare.

Employment Rights Bill – Reforms to Umbrella Companies

June 26, 2025
5 min read

Employers in the U.S. have been responding to the new administration’s focus on what is described as unlawful discrimination related to IE&D, with many employers

How Can Multinational Employers Navigate the Divergent Approaches to IE&D Between the U.S. and Europe?

June 18, 2025
3 min read

Dónall Breen comments on the equal pay and pay transparency aspects of the UK's recent call for evidence on equality laws, which are designed to

Businesses Could be Forced to Reveal Staff Salaries

June 17, 2025
1 min read

The UK Government’s Immigration White Paper, unveiled this month, will have major consequences for employers in all sectors of the UK economy.

The UK’s Immigration White Paper and What it Means for Employers

May 29, 2025
15 min read

Importing an unlimited PTO policy into the UK is not straightforward. Crucially, the working culture and legal entitlements in the UK and EU differ to

Unlimited PTO, Unlimited Problems?

May 29, 2025
5 min read

In this article, we set out the latest developments on the Government’s wider proposals to reform equality laws following a call for evidence on this

Government Call for Evidence: Wider Plans to Reform Equality Laws

May 29, 2025
10 min read

As part of it’s broader manifesto agenda, the Government has promised to ‘Get Britain Working’, with particular focus being given to reducing the number of

The Employer’s Part in ‘Get Britain Working’

May 29, 2025
10 min read

We review the equal pay enforcement and pay transparency aspects of the UK Government’s latest call for evidence.

UK Government’s Call for Evidence: Equal Pay and Pay Transparency

May 29, 2025
5 min read

The UK Government has recently introduced a significant amendment to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, aiming to extend right-to-work checks to cover alternative

New Right to Work Checks for Gig Economy Workers

May 29, 2025
3 min read

The Government is intending to significantly curtail the ability of employers to use ‘fire and rehire’ as a practice of making contractual changes or ‘fire

Employment Rights Bill: What Employers Need to Know About Proposed Changes to Fire and Rehire

May 29, 2025
5 min read

The Employment Rights Bill is designed to encourage trade union membership through increased physical and digital access to workplaces.

Labour’s Workers’ Rights Bill “Designed to Boost Union Membership”

May 27, 2025
1 min read

While employers are able to punish inappropriate public statements, they would do well have well-drafted social media and communications policies first, says Littler’s Chris Coombes.

Arsenal is Being Sued Over Kitman’s Pro-Palestine Tweets

May 22, 2025
1 min read

European officials are weighing how to respond to US efforts to thwart local DEI programs, as the two regions come closer than ever to clashing

Transatlantic Tensions to DEI Programs

May 21, 2025
1 min read

“Leaving businesses in legal limbo makes it harder for them to operate” says Philip Cameron in the Financial Times.

UK Employment Tribunal Backlog Hits Record High

May 7, 2025
1 min read