Employment Law & Compliance

- 07 Oct 2026
Workplace filming puts confidentiality at risk, warns Gi Group
Gi Group’s Sally Charlton is urging employers to review recording policies and staff training as workplace social media content raises questions about privacy,...
- 07 Oct 2026
REC calls for simpler employment taxes alongside a long-term workforce plan
The recruitment body says tax simplification could ease business burdens, but tackling youth unemployment and skills shortages also requires a sustained workforce...
- 06 Oct 2026
Prepare for trade union access requests before October changes, RSM urges
RSM UK urges employers to plan for a new trade union access framework expected on 30 October, subject to parliamentary approval, with short response and...
- 05 Oct 2026
Work experience and DBS checks: what employers need to establish before a placement
Jack Mellor, CEO of Personnel Checks, explains why a pupil’s age, planned activities and supervision arrangements should guide employers’ approach to DBS...
- 05 Oct 2026
Blick Rothenberg calls for review of employee benefit tax thresholds
Blick Rothenberg is urging the government to review employment tax exemptions ahead of the Autumn Budget, arguing that outdated limits and complex rules add to...
- 01 Oct 2026
Right to work checks must connect verified identities to workers on site, says ComplyCube
ComplyCube founder Dr Tarek Nechma says substitution and account-sharing arrangements expose a gap between an initial identity check and the person who arrives to...
- 01 Oct 2026
Concern that new Right to Work checks cast the net too wide – REC
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is warning that the government’s expansion of Right to Work compliance obligations from today will leave...
- 29 Sep 2026
HR teams report readiness gaps ahead of October employment law changes
Breathe research finds 27% of HR professionals say their organisation is unprepared for third-party harassment reforms, while 22% are not ready for longer...
- 21 Sep 2026
Recruitment most exposed to unfair dismissal reforms, HRLocker data shows
High turnover, frequent short-tenure exits and repeat dismissals put recruitment at the top of the Exposure Index. In the last three years, over nine in ten (93...
- 11 Sep 2026
What HR Owes the Employee Sitting Across the Table in an Internal Investigation
"Am I in trouble?" That's what most employees are silently asking the moment HR pulls them into a meeting they didn't schedule. And it's...