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From 1 April 2026, new National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) rates have come into force across the UK, including Scotland. These changes, recommended by the Low Pay Commission and accepted by … Read more

Despite significant progress toward gender equality, women in Scotland continue to face a number of structural challenges in the workplace. Improvements have been made in areas such as equal pay, maternity protections and anti-discrimination law. … Read more

The Autumn Budget 2025 brought significant changes to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW), with increases set to take effect from April 2026. The New Rates Employment Law Implications Employers must … Read more

Reduced Qualified Service Currently, an employee seeking to bring a claim against their current or former employer must be employed for at least two years before they obtain the right to pursue an ordinary unfair … Read more

From 1 December 2025, the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) will implement a significant change to its early conciliation process. The standard period for resolving workplace disputes before tribunal proceedings will be extended from … Read more

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has recently released new statistics highlighting the ongoing risks faced by workers across Great Britain, and it makes for alarming reading. While it’s fair to say that the chance … Read more

It began with a spotlight, a crowd of 60,000 fans, and a Coldplay ballad playing softly in the background. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty—if you’re caught on the kiss cam with your Head of … Read more

The government has published its roadmap for implementation of the ever evolving Employment Rights Bill. In the latest announcement, the government has undertaken that significant changes will begin to take effect from as early as … Read more

On the 16th of April 2025, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgement in For Women Ltd v Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, holding that, for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010 (EqA), the … Read more

Case Update: Robert Watson v Roke Manor Research Limited In a recent employment tribunal case, a software engineer named Robert Watson succeeded in a disability discrimination claim against his former employer, Roke Manor Research, a … Read more