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The Government has merged the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) to form the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology (DBIST).

New documents have been published to sit alongside the Government’s Make Work Pay: ending one-sided flexibility – reforms of zero hours and similar contracts consultation.

Every organisation, at some point or another, must deal with disciplinary and grievance procedures — it’s an unavoidable fact. Dealing with employer and employee concerns in a constructive way is essential to the smooth running of the business and for years employers have relied on the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures to provide guidance on how to navigate these. Now, for the first time since 2009, this code is being significantly revised. We look at these revisions and what they mean for the future of disciplinary and grievance procedures.

Following the establishment of the new state enforcement body, the Fair Work Agency (FWA) in April 2026, the FWA has begun contacting employers informing them of an inspection. We look at what employers should do to prepare for such an inspection.

In Tait v Holiday Extras, it was found that temporary measures in place of permanent reasonable adjustments do not satisfy the duty to make reasonable adjustments.

A new report compiled by the Work Foundation at Lancaster University, commissioned by the TUC, has found that 1.24 million people are employed on zero-hours contracts in the UK, a record high.

The law on how you handle data protection complaints has changed. Is your business still compliant? Download our free data protection complaints policy now and ensure total compliance.

Leading up to the Employment Rights Act 2025, a Peninsula survey found that employers were most concerned about changes to unfair dismissal. These concerns were echoed by Peers.

Download our free recruitment of ex-offenders policy and stay legally compliant throughout.

Stay compliant during one of the world's most iconic sporting events with our free resource sticker pack - created by our team of experts.

Download our free Fair Work Agency guide and ensure total compliance from the new enforcement body.

Download our free guide and ensure you're managing probationary periods within your business.