By Mark Coates, VP EMEA, Verkada Martyn’s Law, officially the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, represents one of the most significant overhauls of public security in decades. We are currently at the midway point between Martyn’s Law receiving Royal ...

UK infrastructure should be primed to support a wave of policy initiatives that may increase demand to recycle flexible plastic packaging domestically, according to David Gudgeon, Head of External Affairs at Eurokey, a brand by Reconomy, the international circular economy ...

More than a third (35 per cent) of HR and compliance professionals say managers in their organisation lack confidence when discussing reasonable adjustments for neurodivergent employees, with 30 per cent describing managers as “not very confident” and five per cent ...

The UK’s Employment Rights Act 2025 will be phased in over 2026-2027. Changes include banning zero-hours contracts, ending “fire and rehire”, providing day-one rights for sick pay, parental leave, and protection from unfair dismissal (though with a six-month wait). What ...

Forthcoming changes to statutory sick pay could significantly increase employment costs for labour-intensive sectors such as cleaning and facilities management says professional cleaning and facilities solutions provider, Peartree Cleaning Services. Under new legislation, coming into force on the 6th April 2026, ...

Workplace expert, Acas, commissioned YouGov to ask which changes in the Employment Rights Act 2025 will have the biggest impact on bosses and workers. New rights on sick pay topped the polls for both, followed by new protections on unfair ...

AVA: The Vending & Automated Retail Association has welcomed the Government’s announcement of the UK deposit return scheme, officially named ‘Exchange for Change’, which is being launched in October 2027. The AVA has played a significant role in the scheme’s ...

SME businesses are concerned at their ability to adapt to employment legislation changes and the shortage of skilled applicants in 2026. New data from international recruitment firm, Robert Half, shows rising growing concerns among Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) as ...

Mould expert, Jeff Charlton, is calling on the UK Government to repeal Awaab’s Law, having identified more than 250 investigative failures in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government report. Charlton has published a technical evidence review of the ...

The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has welcomed the new Employment Rights Act, describing it as a significant opportunity for employers and staff to work together to help businesses thrive and improve working lives. The Act, which received Royal ...