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Disciplinary hearings, gross misconduct, appeals, settlement agreements and the employment tribunal — explained the way we explain them to clients: clearly, accurately, and without the jargon.
A September 2026 EAT decision and a reported £76 million claim show how workplace processes themselves can become barriers for disabled employees, and what to do…
Personnel Today recently ran a story this month with an arresting headline. Nic Paton reported on 15 September 2026 that employees are increasingly using what one…
In our last post we wrote about the government’s plan to make it harder for employers to refuse a flexible working request. This week brought a…
On 15 September 2026, First Secretary of State Louise Haigh told the TUC Congress in Brighton that the government intends to strengthen the right to request…
What the changing employment law landscape, and the rise of AI-assisted preparation, mean for how employees defend themselves at work. Shakil Dixon, Founder and Principal Representative…
The statutory right to be accompanied is contained within Section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999. Although often treated as an administrative entitlement, Parliament intended…
Section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999, Procedural Fairness and the Ethics of Workplace Discipline By Shakil DixonFounder and Principal Representative, Zhan Associates Introduction Every…
The Treasury called it an informal chat. A coroner called it a risk of future death. What the inquest into Chloe Moffat’s death tells us about…
Here is what it means if you are the one under investigation. On 30 July 2026 ACAS published a draft of a new statutory Code of…
If you’ve been dismissed unfairly, discriminated against, or subjected to an unfair disciplinary process, one of the first questions you may ask is: “Why won’t my…
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