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Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP
Ranked Band 1 for Employment Law by Chambers and Partners
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The Employment Law Bulletin
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May 2026
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Welcome to the May issue of our employment law bulletin. This month we kick-off with a look at what the World Cup bank holiday in Scotland means for employers. We also have our regular look at the latest developments with the Employment Rights Act and we report on a case highlighting the risk of conditional job offers creating contractual obligations for employers. We also include details of other employment law news, our upcoming webinars, our latest podcasts and other useful resources for employers.
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Featured article
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World Cup bank holiday in Scotland
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The Scottish government have announced an additional, one-off, bank holiday but what does this mean for employers?
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Webinars
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Essential Employment Law
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Join us on 21 May as we discuss five tricky scenarios involving employees, with a view to navigating the employment law issues and providing practical solutions for employers.
Details of the five scenarios we will cover, together with registration information, are available here.
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Our webinars last for approximately 50 minutes, are free to attend and apply to the law of Scotland, England, and Wales.
If you missed any of our recent Essential Employment Law webinars, links to recordings can be found here.
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"Very informative, pitched at the right level with excellent delivery, and consistently insightful, clear and current."
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– Essential employment law webinar attendee
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May update
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Employment Rights Act
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Keep up to date with the progress of the Employment Rights Act 2025 through our monthly update.
For a tailored half-day training course to help employers prepare for the changes under the Act, please contact us here.
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Contracts of employment
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Conditional job offer creates contractual notice obligation
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Conditional job offers are a standard practice in recruitment. However, employers should be aware of the risk of forming a binding contract when issuing even a conditional offer.
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Podcast
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MFMac: Employment Law
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Our latest podcast episodes are now live, with David Hossack joined by Rebecca Linford from Protect, the UK's leading whistleblowing charity, to discuss how organisations can introduce effective whistleblowing processes and what can get in the way of them working well in practice.
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Podcast Series
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Immigration for Employers
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This series provides practical guidance on key UK and Scottish immigration issues. Across six monthly episodes, Stuart McWilliams shares insight with host David Hossack to help employers understand compliance duties, manage risk and navigate change with confidence.
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Round-up
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Beyond the headlines – May 2026
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Away from the main stories, we highlight our selection of the employment law-related news, developments and trends that caught our attention over the past month.
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Employment Law
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Fact Card 2026/27
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Our Employment Law Fact Card 2026/27 is full of useful information for employers including disciplinary and redundancy checklists, Employment Tribunal award limits, family‑friendly leave entitlements and national minimum wage rates.
If you haven't received our Fact Card and would like a copy, please email us with your name and postal address. Alternatively, you can download the printable version. The Fact Card is also available via our Employment Law App, which also includes employment law calculators, practical guidance, our monthly e‑bulletin and employment podcasts.
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Innes Clark
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Head of Employment Team
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Lindsey Cartwright
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Partner
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Alan Delaney
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Partner
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Sarah Gilzean
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Partner
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Kenny Scott
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Partner
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Stuart McWilliams
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Partner, Business Immigration
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"The team consistently delivers high quality advice, making often complex legal issues easy to understand"
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– Chambers and Partners 2026 Edition
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