This month's update includes detail of legislation due to come into force from 6 April, plus regulations amending the Equality Act 2010 which are already in force. We also alert readers to the government's proposed Code of Practice to regulate 'Fire and hire' practices and draw attention to our new suite of employment guides.

This month's update covers the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 and the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023, both of which received Royal Assent over the summer; the progress of the sexual harassment legislation which has been amended by the Lords; plus the rest of the latest employment news.

We recently analysed the quarterly Employment Tribunal figures released by the Ministry of Justice on 8th June 2023. We found that the breakdown in figures by stages of the employment tribunal process has not been published for the past eight quarters.

In our last round up of employment news for 2022 we cover various topics including further protection for pregnant women; ACAS guidance on suspending staff; how to fill your time between Christmas and the new year; and our usual case update.

When an employee believes they have suffered unfair treatment by their employer, the first port of call is to attempt to resolve such matters internally, either informally or via the employer's grievance procedure.

A leading Leamington law firm has announced the winners of a bursary - the Wright Hassall Law Award, to celebrate its 175th anniversary.

The Defamation Act 2013 (“the 2013 Act”) received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013 and will overhaul the libel laws in England and Wales with a view to creating a more balanced and fair law.

We're offering a chance for a disadvantaged young person to have their undergraduate law degree's tuition fees fully funded.

This article proposes how English Construction Law can be improved. Increasing clarity and certainty and making legal terminology accessible to a wide public would be good starting point as would codifying Construction Law. This would not only give structure to a mass of caselaw, statute law and regulations, but also to ensure that any new Code is applied fairly.

This month we report on the allegations of sexual assault, harassment, racism and bullying suffered by McDonald's staff; new ACAS guidance on mental health; alternatives to redundancy; a government consultation on parental leave and pay; and a case update dealing with a Court of Appeal ruling that a taxi driver could not be an employee and a worker for two difference employers at the same time.