The Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024 came into force on 29 December 2025, giving the Government power to make regulations about paternity leave entitlements where
What is the current position? From 1 October 2025, new provisions came into force under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (VPA 2024) enabling victims
What is an “equality action plan”? The Employment Rights Act 2025 provides that private sector employers with 250 or more employees must develop and publish
In this 60-minute webinar, BDBF Managing Associate Tom McLaughlin and Principal Knowledge Lawyer Amanda Steadman provide a step-by-step guide to the Employment Rights Act 2025
On 11 March 2026, BDBF Partner Nick Wilcox will be speaking at “Do The Right Thing: non-financial misconduct for employment lawyers” a webinar with the Employment Lawyers
On 10 March 2026, BDBF Managing Associate Tom McLaughlin will deliver a talk hosted by InnovationRCA, the Royal College of Art’s renowned centre for entrepreneurship
BDBF Partners Claire Dawson and Paula Chan will be attending International Employment Lawyer’s Spring European Employment Summit in Amsterdam on 4–5 March 2026. This premier
In Pal v Accenture (UK) Ltd, the EAT held that Employment Tribunals must apply the correct counterfactual when assessing Polkey deductions and carefully analyse whether
On 5 February 2026, the Government opened a consultation on the flexible working changes included in the Employment Rights Act 2025. In particular, views are
On 4 February 2026, the Government opened a consultation on certain aspects of the fire and rehire changes included in the Employment Rights Act 2025.
In this episode of The BDBF Podcast, BDBF partners Claire Dawson and Paula Chan examine the sweeping reforms to unfair dismissal law coming into force
LUNCHTIME WEBINAR – 25 March 2026 The Employment Rights Act 2025 is poised to reshape the workplace landscape in stages over the next two years.
