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The Employment Law Bulletin

March 2026
 

Welcome to the March issue of our new look employment law bulletin, covering all of the latest developments with the Employment Rights Act, important April employment law changes, recent case law developments, upcoming webinars, our latest podcasts and other useful resources for employers.
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Featured article

Preview of employment law changes in April

Significant changes are coming into force in April.

Is your organisation prepared?
Webinars

Essential Employment Law

Join our employment law experts on 12 March for a focused update on the Employment Rights Act, with particular emphasis on the changes employers need to be prepared for in April.

For more details about this webinar, along with our other upcoming employment law webinars, see below.

Our February webinar covered the key unfair dismissal changes coming into force on 1 January 2027. A recording of this and other recent webinars is available here.

Our webinars last for approximately 50 minutes, are free to attend and apply to the law of Scotland, England and Wales.

“Very informative, pitched at the right level with excellent delivery, and consistently insightful, clear and current.”
 
– Essential employment law webinar attendee
Employment Rights Act

March update

Keep up to date with how the Employment Rights Act 2025 is progressing with our monthly update of what's been happening.

We also offer a practical, tailored half day training course for HR and business leaders, focusing on the steps employers can take to prepare for the changes coming into force as a result of the Act. For further details of our training course, please contact us here.
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Podcast

MFMac: Employment Law

Our latest podcast episodes are now live, with David Hossack joined by Daniel Cormack to discuss the legal and practical risks for employers arising from employees’ side hustles. In addition, Andrew Gibson explores the role of HR in disciplinary proceedings, including the use of scripts and the risk of HR inadvertently becoming a surrogate decision maker.
 
Podcast

Immigration for Employers Series

This six-month podcast series guides employers through key developments in UK immigration law. Each month, Stuart McWilliams joins host David Hossack to share practical insights. New episodes are released on the third Monday of each month from January to June 2026, covering compliance, sponsorship and workforce planning.
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Discrimination

Discrimination on the grounds of holding or expressing a belief will not generally be justifiable

EAT confirms position applies even when belief may be offensive to some.
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Redundancy

Contemporaneous evidence essential for proving genuine redundancy

Employer's inability to evidence disappearance of role resulted in award of nearly £68,000.

Employment Law round-up

Our monthly round up highlights a selection of employment law related news and developments that caught our attention.

This edition considers workplace AI, women in leadership and the challenge to the EHRC's single sex spaces guidance.
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Events

CIPD Scotland Annual Conference

17 March 2026

We're looking forward to the CIPD Scotland Annual Conference later this month. Visit our stand for a chat and some great MFMac merch.
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Innes Clark

Head of Employment Team
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Lindsey Cartwright

Partner
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Alan Delaney

Partner
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Sarah Gilzean

Partner
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Kenny Scott

Partner
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Stuart McWilliams

Partner, Business Immigration
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Roadmap

Employment Law timeline

Track the most significant employment law reforms expected in 2026 and beyond with our regularly updated timeline.
Training

Preventing sexual harassment and third party harassment

Employers already have a duty to prevent sexual harassment but from October 2026, employers will require to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Employers will also become liable for third party harassment. We can provide tailored support and training to help you comply with your obligations and reduce the risk of claims.

To find out more, click the link below or email Sarah Gilzean here.
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– Chambers and Partners 2026 Edition
 
     

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Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP, referred to as MFMac, is a limited liability partnership registered in Scotland. Our registration number is SO300472 and our registered office is at: 9 Haymarket Square, Edinburgh. EH3 8RYL. Our VAT registration number is GB269 1293 36. Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.