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		<title>Russells eBulletin: the Employment Rights Act 2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bianca Harris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lucy Voyce]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The highly anticipated Employment Rights Act has finally landed. The Act will advance significant changes to a number of areas of employment law, which will affect both employers and employees. Lucy Voyce and Nicola Tager from Russells Employment Team have summarised what is changing and when those changes will take effect in this eBulletin. Click &#8230; <a href="https://www.russells.co.uk/russells-ebulletin-the-employment-rights-act-2025/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Russells eBulletin: the Employment Rights Act 2025</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Employment Bulletin: Government backtracks on Day 1 Unfair Dismissal Rights</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bianca Harris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Government announced last week that it has now dropped its plans to allow employees to claim unfair dismissal from day 1 of their employment. It has also dropped the proposed statutory probationary period. The announcement followed months of opposition from employers and the House of Lords, which has delayed the progress of the Employment &#8230; <a href="https://www.russells.co.uk/employment-bulletin-government-backtracks-on-day-1-unfair-dismissal-rights/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Employment Bulletin: Government backtracks on Day 1 Unfair Dismissal Rights</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Employment Rights Bill: the biggest change in employment law for a generation</title>
		<link>https://www.russells.co.uk/the-employment-rights-bill-the-biggest-change-in-employment-law-for-a-generation/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bianca Harris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 10:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Employment Rights Bill, expected to receive Royal Assent this Autumn, introduces a wave of landmark changes to UK employment law – most notably, the Bill establishes a statutory right to claim for ordinary unfair dismissal from ‘Day 1’ of employment. Unfair Dismissal, 2027 – the big one: Day-One Protections: removal of the existing two-year &#8230; <a href="https://www.russells.co.uk/the-employment-rights-bill-the-biggest-change-in-employment-law-for-a-generation/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Employment Rights Bill: the biggest change in employment law for a generation</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Employment Bulletin – Preparing your business for the new duty to prevent sexual harassment</title>
		<link>https://www.russells.co.uk/employment-bulletin-preparing-your-business-for-the-new-duty-to-prevent-sexual-harassment/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bianca Harris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucy Cinnamond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicola Tager]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[What is changing on 26 October 2024? The new Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 will come into force on 26 October 2024. The existing law prohibiting sexual harassment will remain in place, meaning that employers will continue to be vicariously liable for sexual harassment which has been committed by their staff &#8230; <a href="https://www.russells.co.uk/employment-bulletin-preparing-your-business-for-the-new-duty-to-prevent-sexual-harassment/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Employment Bulletin – Preparing your business for the new duty to prevent sexual harassment</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>AIM Connected 2024 – Employment for Music Businesses Discussion</title>
		<link>https://www.russells.co.uk/aim-connected-2024-employment-for-music-businesses-discussion/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bianca Harris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nicola Tager will join the panel at AIM Connected 2024 on Thursday 12 September at The Barbican where she will discuss the topic, &#8220;What Does the Employment Rights Bill Mean for Music Businesses?” We look forward to seeing many of our clients in attendance. If you are unable to attend but have an Employment related &#8230; <a href="https://www.russells.co.uk/aim-connected-2024-employment-for-music-businesses-discussion/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">AIM Connected 2024 – Employment for Music Businesses Discussion</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flexible working requests will be Day One Right</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bianca Harris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Plans to allow employees to request flexible working from their first day of employment are expected to come into force in April 2024.  Regulations have been laid before Parliament and are expected to be approved. The changes to the flexible working regulations will mean that from 6 April 2024, employees will be able to make &#8230; <a href="https://www.russells.co.uk/flexible-working-requests-will-be-day-one-right/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Flexible working requests will be Day One Right</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>New Minimum Wage Rates Confirmed for April 2024</title>
		<link>https://www.russells.co.uk/new-minimum-wage-rates-confirmed-for-april-2024/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bianca Harris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2023 12:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[As part of the Autumn Statement delivered on Wednesday 22 November 2023, the Government announced that from April 2024: The National Living Wage will increase by more than one pound to £11.44 (from £10.42) per hour from 1 April 2024. The age threshold will also be lowered to those aged 21 or over (from the &#8230; <a href="https://www.russells.co.uk/new-minimum-wage-rates-confirmed-for-april-2024/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">New Minimum Wage Rates Confirmed for April 2024</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Own goal for BBC with Gary Lineker</title>
		<link>https://www.russells.co.uk/own-goal-for-bbc-with-gary-lineker/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bianca Harris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:04:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The BBC’s row with Gary Lineker, former football player, public figure and current presenter of Match of the Day, dominated last weekend’s news. Although the main issues concern freedom of speech and impartiality, from an employment lawyer’s perspective, the facts also put into sharp focus the importance of staff policies. The BBC announced that Lineker &#8230; <a href="https://www.russells.co.uk/own-goal-for-bbc-with-gary-lineker/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Own goal for BBC with Gary Lineker</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>BPI’s The Bare Necessities of Employment Contracts – Presented by Nicola Tager</title>
		<link>https://www.russells.co.uk/bpis-the-bare-necessities-of-employment-contracts-presented-by-nicola-tager/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bianca Harris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 10:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russells&#8217; Nicola Tager gave a webinar presentation to members of the BPI on “The Bare Necessities of Employment Contracts&#8221;.  This took place on 26th January and covered all aspects of employment contracts. A recording is available – please contact Nicola if you would like to view.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Anti-strikes bill passed by MPs</title>
		<link>https://www.russells.co.uk/anti-strikes-bill-passed-by-mps/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bianca Harris]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 10:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Employment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucy Cinnamond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nicola Tager]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[As the UK continues to face a wave of industrial action, the Government introduced a new bill which aims to ensure that certain public services continue to operate during public sector strikes. The Strikes (Minimum Services Levels) Bill was passed by vote in the House of Commons, and will now go on to the House &#8230; <a href="https://www.russells.co.uk/anti-strikes-bill-passed-by-mps/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Anti-strikes bill passed by MPs</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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