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Press Release November 2026
Press release: November 2026 Unfair dismissal compensation cap scrapped from January Small business owners who put off dealing with people problems could face significantly higher financial penalties from January 2027, warns local HR consultant Tara Anstee. The statutory cap on unfair dismissal compensation, currently the lower of £123,543 or 52 weeks’ gross pay, will […]
- By tara
- November 6, 2026
Newsletter
November 2026 Newsletter
What the new uncapped unfair dismissal compensation means for your business From January, dismissing someone and putting them back on worse terms will be automatically unfair. No qualifying service needed or cap on the compensation a tribunal can award. Most small business owners aren’t aware when they’re “firing and rehiring”. But that’s what it’s called […]
- By tara
- November 2, 2026
Blog
The real cost of managing employment law on your own
UK employment law has changed more in the last twelve months than in the previous decade. If you’re keeping on top of it yourself, as a business owner, you’re almost certainly getting something wrong. And, right now, getting it wrong means tribunal claims with uncapped compensation and regulatory investigations you weren’t prepared for. Even when […]
- By tara
- October 28, 2026
Blog
Speak Up Month: Why employees who raise concerns early save you thousands
I read some stats today that I can’t ignore: Single tribunal claims are up 39% year on year. 64,000 individual cases are open and waiting to be resolved. And more than half a million claims in total are sitting in the system right now. I’d hazard a guess that many of these cases started the […]
- By tara
- October 20, 2026
Blog
What the new 6-month tribunal time limit means for your business
New rules would allow trade unions to formally request access to your workplace once they come into force. If you repeatedly breach an access agreement, you could be looking at fines of up to £500,000. That’s not a typo. And this isn’t something you can quietly sit out. The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces two […]
- By tara
- October 12, 2026
Blog
What the new 6-month tribunal time limit means for your business
As of 1 October 2026, the time limit for most employment tribunal claims has doubled from 3 months to 6 months. This means that an employee can now file a complaint against you for something that happened up to 6 months ago. The old 3-month deadline quietly protected employers for years. A significant number of […]
- By tara
- October 6, 2026
Newsletter
October 2026 Newsletter
Are you ready for October’s trade union access rights? If you’ve never had to deal with a trade union, October might change that. From 1 October 2026, every employer in England, Wales and Scotland must give workers a written statement telling them that they have the right to join a trade union. That applies regardless […]
- By tara
- October 5, 2026