https://s1-uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/WLN-PLCUK-SC_2605.1.2002/productViews/plcuk/Legal updateshttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.comEmploymenthttps://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I558b2e165f3711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I558b2e165f3711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn London Ambulance Service NHS Trust v Garrett [2026] EAT 77, the EAT overturned an employment tribunal's majority finding of direct belief discrimination on the basis that an employee was less favourably treated by an employer because he rejected the concept of systemic racism.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I558b2e165f3711f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedaba5a2605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedaba5a2605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 4 June 2026, following a cross-jurisdictional review of the use of remote participation in proceedings, the President of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales) and the Employment Appeal Tribunal have issued updated guidance.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iedaba5a2605d11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I28161a105f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I28161a105f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Chandrashekarappa v Wipro Ltd [2026] EAT 73, the EAT held that an employer was liable for unlawful deductions from wages when an employee established entitlement to a bonus before the employer attempted to apply a cap to the amount that could be paid.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I28161a105f5911f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae218f5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae218f5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe government has published a consultation on the regulatory detail needed to bring the zero-hours contracts measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025 into effect. The consultation, Make Work Pay: Ending one-sided flexibility: reforms of zero hours and similar contracts, closes on 25 August 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ae218f5e6c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9b3c5e045e9811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9b3c5e045e9811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 2 June 2026, the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2026 (SI 2026/478) came into force. The Order amends the list of prescribed persons which now includes the Law Society, any duly constituted committee of the Law Society and any body or person exercising its delegated powers, including the Solicitors Regulation Authority.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9b3c5e045e9811f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ab30f65e6711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ab30f65e6711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 CDTHMRC published its new Mandatory Tax Adviser Registration manual on 1 June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/If3ab30f65e6711f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3f97eba25b5311f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3f97eba25b5311f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No 4 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/559) have been made, bringing into force sections of the ERA 2025 dealing with unfair dismissal changes on 1 January 2027.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3f97eba25b5311f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Cork and another v Smith [2026] EWHC 1199 (Ch), the court publicly admonished a law firm and two of its supervising solicitors after two letters which contained misleading AI-generated material, including hallucinated statutory text, were submitted to the court in connection with an insolvency application. Having applied the guidance in R (Ayinde) v Haringey LBC [2025] EWHC 1383 (Admin), the judge concluded that public admonishment in his judgment, together with the firm's self-referral to the SRA, was an appropriate response.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7b340c425ab311f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I992a2ab75a9511f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I992a2ab75a9511f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTAcas has published new polling suggesting that recent international media coverage of sexual harassment may be contributing to an improved workplace culture. The findings coincide with the extension of whistleblowing protection to disclosures about sexual harassment under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I992a2ab75a9511f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPractical Law provides free training on how to use Practical Law more effectively. This is available in a variety of formats, including live webinars and training videos.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I56cd5e505a7c11f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3639165058e911f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3639165058e911f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn DHL Services Ltd v Ignatowicz [2026] EAT 74, the EAT held that, having upheld an unfair dismissal claim, a tribunal erred in ordering reinstatement and in its assessment of contributory conduct.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I3639165058e911f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib622eb5c59e511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib622eb5c59e511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe DBT has published a summary of feedback from stakeholders on changes to unfair dismissal law and has committed to issuing guidance on the practical implications of the changes.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ib622eb5c59e511f18ebba5f5b5f97226/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I559aaa935a7c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I559aaa935a7c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTPLC Magazine articles are available online. The June 2026 issue includes articles that may be of interest to employment subscribers.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I559aaa935a7c11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I076bd21f554011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I076bd21f554011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 21 May 2026, the draft EHRC Code of Practice on services, public functions and associations was laid before Parliament.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I076bd21f554011f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6450a2f4557711f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6450a2f4557711f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 21 May 2026, the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health and Social Care published key findings from responses received to the call for evidence on the reform of fit notes. The call for evidence was open between 19 April and 8 July 2024, having been launched by the previous Conservative government.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I6450a2f4557711f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have published an article highlighting what's on the agenda for in-house lawyers in June 2026.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I68128f2557ec11f1a83fe84dcd0bf6af/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7334be1252bc11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7334be1252bc11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Deputy Pensions Ombudsman has given her determination in a complaint by Mr L against the Cabinet Office, MyCSP and the Department for Work and Pensions.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7334be1252bc11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I44a39740552011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I44a39740552011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 21 May 2026, following its inquiry on how to improve the job prospects of disabled people, the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee published its report, Employment support for disabled people: Disability at Work.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I44a39740552011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I58b8787b555111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I58b8787b555111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 21 May 2026, the statutory guidance, Gender pay gap reporting: guidance for employers, was updated following the Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 on the definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010).https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I58b8787b555111f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9370b387544411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9370b387544411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 20 May 2026, the government announced the launch of several pilots intended to overhaul the "broken" fit note system. The pilots, to be delivered in England through selected NHS WorkWell sites and major employers, are intended to benefit patients, employers and GPs.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I9370b387544411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I899d573654c011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I899d573654c011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Home Office has defined "operating or trading presence" for sponsors.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I899d573654c011f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id9b2cc6a551a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id9b2cc6a551a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTHMRC updated its Employment Income Manual, Business Income Manual and Property Income Manual on 21 May 2026 to reflect a newly announced increase in the statutory mileage allowances for the 2026-27 tax year.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id9b2cc6a551a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2c5efaa4544a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2c5efaa4544a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Home Office has reversed previous expansion of right to work checks for sponsors.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I2c5efaa4544a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iefe72655545211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iefe72655545211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 19 May 2026, the second Pensions Commission published an interim report, Pensions 2050: evidence and future priorities.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Iefe72655545211f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7fd6e5774f9411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7fd6e5774f9411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTWe have updated our code of conduct and ethics.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I7fd6e5774f9411f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic3217cfc4f7e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic3217cfc4f7e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 12 May 2026, the Law Society published a response to the Civil Justice Council's (CJC's) consultation on the use of AI for preparing court documents.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ic3217cfc4f7e11f18619811f89168d29/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5dc404f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5dc404f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTIn Clifton Diocese v Parker [2026] EAT 68, the EAT held that an employment tribunal had erred in its approach to the burden of proof under section 136 of the Equality Act 2010 when considering a complaint of religion or belief discrimination.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Ibde5dc404f0a11f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad6aa6a4ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad6aa6a4ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe Court of Appeal has upheld an employment tribunal's decision to rely on an employer's extensive training documents as the best evidence of the requirements and demands of the claimants' jobs in an equal pay claim, given the highly regulated, prescribed and standardised nature of the work.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I4ad6aa6a4ec911f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I379bc8613e4f11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I379bc8613e4f11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTThe King's Speech 2026 has been delivered to both Houses of Parliament, and includes matters that will be of interest to public sector practitioners.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/I379bc8613e4f11f1a34ac71bb9879c27/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id3a657a04e0211f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id3a657a04e0211f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 CDTOn 11 May 2026, the Fair Work Agency (FWA) published Working Lives: The scale and nature of labour market non-compliance and other work-based harms in the UK, based on research commissioned by the Office of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement.https://uk.practicallaw.thomsonreuters.com/Document/Id3a657a04e0211f1bf8d82e776af4c9e/View/FullText.html?transitionType=Default&contextData=%28sc.Default%29