Driven by a shift from Consumer Duty implementation to active FCA enforcement, smaller firms are increasingly merging with larger groups to mitigate the rising costs of data-led compliance.
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Labour's "New Deal" plans to ban exploitative zero-hour contracts and end 'fire and re-hire'. Employers must re-examine contracts now to reduce risk.
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The Employment Rights Act 2025 has fundamentally reset the relationship between employers and unions. Many 2016-era restrictions on striking have been repealed, and new duties to inform workers of their union rights take effect this year.
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With the Trust and Succession (Scotland) Act 2024 now in full effect and major IHT reforms looming for April 2026, rural businesses must align Wills with Partnership Agreements to avoid "forced heirship" claims.
Read article Employee Ownership Day 2024: The pace at which staff become the owners of the companies they work for in Scotland is accelerating rapidly as their economic…
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The Employment Rights Act 2025 is the first step toward Labor's "Make Work Pay" plan. While the "Single Worker Status" is currently in a consultation phase for 2027, other rights like day-one sick pay arrive in April 2026
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The Employment Rights Act 2025 has moved from manifesto to law. While some rights have become "day-one" essentials this April, the flagship unfair dismissal protection has shifted to a new 6-month threshold.
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Prenuptial agreements are increasingly beneficial to those who are planning lives together but want to stay in control of their individual finances.
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New rules are in place which set out when - and how - Scottish charities should notify the regulator of an incident of concern.
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