30 articles
Carer's leave gives you up to 1 week of unpaid leave a year to care for a dependant, from day one of employment. Who qualifies, notice rules, and why Northern Ireland is different.
There is no general UK statutory right to compassionate leave. What the law does give you: time off for dependants, Parental Bereavement Leave and pay, and the coming general bereavement right.
Constructive dismissal explained: the fundamental breach test, resign-and-claim risks, qualifying period, and UK employment tribunal time limits.
How UK disciplinary and grievance procedures work: the Acas Code, the up to 25 percent tribunal adjustment, the right to be accompanied, and Northern Ireland’s own statutory procedure.
The Employment Rights Act 2025 commences in stages. A dated, section by section timeline of what is in force, including the 1 October 2026 change, what starts 1 January 2027, and what still has no date.
UK employment tribunal time limits: 3 months less a day, rising to 6 months in Great Britain for acts from 1 October 2026; redundancy, equal pay, NI and ACAS rules.
How the employment tribunal works in Great Britain: ACAS early conciliation, time limits (6 months for acts from 1 October 2026), no fees, and outcomes.
When you need a fit note, the 7 day self certification rule, who can issue one since 1 July 2022, and what your employer does and does not have to do with it.
In Great Britain, flexible working requests are a day-one right since 6 April 2024: 2 requests a year, decision in 2 months, 8 refusal grounds. NI differs.
Garden leave explained: how it differs from PILON and restrictive covenants, who gets paid, when a clause is needed, and the Northern Ireland position.
Gross misconduct examples (theft, violence, negligence) and how summary dismissal works, including the fair procedure UK employers must still follow.
UK holiday entitlement explained: the 5.6-week statutory minimum, pro-rata part-time rules, bank holidays, and the GB-only 12.07% rule for irregular hours.
Statutory maternity, paternity, shared parental and unpaid parental leave in the UK: how much leave, day-one rights, and the April 2026 changes.
National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates from 1 April 2026 by age band, the apprentice rate, the accommodation offset, who is entitled, and how to complain.
Neonatal care leave: one week for each week your baby spends in neonatal care, up to 12 weeks, day one leave, 26 week pay eligibility, current rates, and the Northern Ireland gap.
UK statutory notice periods under s.86 Employment Rights Act 1996: employer and employee minimums, PILON vs garden leave, and notice pay.
Is it legal to record a work conversation in the UK, and can a covert recording be used as employment tribunal evidence? What the law actually says.
Statutory redundancy pay is the legal minimum; enhanced pay is anything more. How the £751 cap, £30,000 tax-free limit and consultation rules work.
What UK employers must do to check right to work, the three check methods, the up to £60,000 civil penalty, and the gig economy and platform extension from 1 October 2026.
Settlement agreements explained: the section 203 conditions, independent advice, protected conversations, and tax rules on payments up to £30,000.
SMP for 2026/27: 90% of AWE for 6 weeks, then the lower of £194.32 or 90% of AWE for 33 weeks (39 weeks total). Eligibility rules explained.
How UK statutory redundancy pay is calculated for 2026/27: age bands, the 20-year cap and the new £751 week's pay cap, with worked examples.
From 6 April 2026, SSP pays £123.25/week or 80% of AWE from day one, with no earnings threshold. Full 2026 rules under the Employment Rights Act 2025.
TUPE explained: automatic transfer of employees, protected terms, automatically unfair dismissal, ETO reasons, and information and consultation duties.
How UK employment law works across Great Britain and Northern Ireland, plus the 2026-27 reforms to sick pay, redundancy, unfair dismissal and more.
Unfair dismissal explained: the qualifying period, automatically unfair reasons, fair dismissal grounds, remedies, and the 2027 changes under UK law.
Whistleblowing UK: what counts as a protected disclosure under PIDA, who's covered, and protection from dismissal and detriment.
UK Working Time Regulations explained: the 20-minute break, daily and weekly rest, the 48-hour average week and opt-out, night work limits, and Northern Ireland's own rules.
Workplace discrimination under the Equality Act 2010: the 9 protected characteristics, direct/indirect discrimination, harassment, victimisation, and claims.
Zero-hours contract rights explained: minimum wage, holiday, exclusivity bans, and the Employment Rights Act 2025 guaranteed-hours reform, not yet in force.