Overview - Employment Update: January 2026

EMPLOYMENT UPDATE

January 2026

Welcome to the latest Northridge employment update, your digest of the key changes and developments affecting businesses and individuals in the employment / HR sector.

If you missed our special update in December 2025 on the Employment Rights Act 2025, you can catch up here.

Non-compete clauses

Proposals for reform of non-compete clauses in employment contracts

Case update

Single-sex spaces, transgender rights and gender critical beliefs: a balancing act required by employers

Case update

Use of script written by HR did not make a dismissal for misconduct procedurally unfair

Case update

Employment status – working through a personal service company

Case update

An innocent decision-maker manipulated by another in disciplinary proceedings is not personally liable for detriment

Sick pay, maternity pay and other statutory rates

Statutory rates for 2026/2027

Case update

Collective consultation obligations: assessing the 20-employee threshold is a forward-looking obligation

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Disclaimer

This update should not be treated as legal advice and only provides general information on the issues discussed.