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The Employment Relations Unit (ERU) provides comprehensive advice on all aspects of employment relations and practices. Our employment law and policy advisers keep authorities up-to-date on the human resources implications of new legislation and case law developments.
Latest advisory bulletin
Advisory Bulletin 732 contains case reports involving discrimination against a school employee who manifested her beliefs on social media and protection for employees who take official industrial action. We also provide details on the Government’s draft legislation to introduce the new right to neonatal care leave and pay from April 2025, advice from Acas on neurodiversity, guidance from the Information Commissioner on keeping employer records, an update on the progress of the Employment Rights Bill, information on the LGA Employment Law Update event on 6 March 2025 and the Employment Law Timetable.
Equal pay advice
Our longstanding Employer’s guide to the law on equal pay has been refreshed.
Industrial Action advice
Our industrial action FAQs address some of the most common issues that employers have to deal with when managing the issue of industrial action. Further information is also available in our industrial action guide.
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