A significant change to Employment Tribunal procedure came into force on 1 October 2026. For most claims, the time limit for bringing proceedings has doubled
Category: Deep dive
Reform in power: when the slogans meet the balance sheet
Campaigning is the easy bit. You can promise to slash waste, freeze taxes, fix the potholes, sweep away bureaucracy and generally make the whole creaking
Workers Must Stand Against Reform UK’s Assault on Rights
There are moments in the political life of a country when a proposal is so sweeping, so casually destructive, that it forces every serious organisation
Single‑Sex Spaces and the EHRC Draft Code: Law, Balance, and the Politics of Clarity
Introduction The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s updated Draft Code of Practice for Services has now been laid before Parliament. Although the Code applies formally
Win Time Back: Why the Four‑Day Week Is a Pro‑Worker, Pro‑Productivity Reform
The FT Weekend (31 January 2026) had a fascinating feature on the rise of the unofficial four-day week. The article documented how hybrid working has
AI, COVID and the Fight for Dignity at Work: Why a New Social Contract Is No Longer Optional
By Maria Camara The pandemic shattered old assumptions about work. Artificial intelligence is now rewriting the rules entirely. Together, they’ve exposed a broken system —