Mark Tarran
@marktarran.bsky.social
Employment lawyer, Senior Editor at Practical Law. Own views.
Settling down to listen to the Lords pinging the Employment Rights pong again.
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Settling down to listen to the Lords pinging the Employment Rights pong again.
I think this guardian headline misrepresents what the letter (which is addressed to the minister, not Tory peers) is saying. www.gov.uk/government/n...
December 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I think this guardian headline misrepresents what the letter (which is addressed to the minister, not Tory peers) is saying. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Employment Rights Bill: if I’m reading this right I think the Lords have (rightly) rejected the proposed last minute removal of the unfair dismissal cap and instead proposed a review of the cap, subject to proper consultation. Back to the Commons we go… hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
Employment Rights Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Employment Rights Bill' on Wednesday 10 December 2025.
hansard.parliament.uk
December 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Employment Rights Bill: if I’m reading this right I think the Lords have (rightly) rejected the proposed last minute removal of the unfair dismissal cap and instead proposed a review of the cap, subject to proper consultation. Back to the Commons we go… hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
Commons passes govt’s latest amendments to the Employment Rights Bill including 6 month unfair dismissal rights and abolishing compensation cap. I rather expect to see further fireworks in the Lords over the latter. hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...
Employment Rights Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Employment Rights Bill' on Monday 8 December 2025.
hansard.parliament.uk
December 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Commons passes govt’s latest amendments to the Employment Rights Bill including 6 month unfair dismissal rights and abolishing compensation cap. I rather expect to see further fireworks in the Lords over the latter. hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...
Latest government Employment Rights Bill amendment paper just dropped. Includes plan to repeal unfair dismissal compensation cap entirely. My head has exploded.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
December 5, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Latest government Employment Rights Bill amendment paper just dropped. Includes plan to repeal unfair dismissal compensation cap entirely. My head has exploded.
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...
Easy to say in hindsight but the gov may have had an easier time getting day-one unfair dismissal through the lords if they had already published a fully formed proposal for probationary periods (and edge cases such as spot contracts) rather than treating that as an afterthought.
November 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Easy to say in hindsight but the gov may have had an easier time getting day-one unfair dismissal through the lords if they had already published a fully formed proposal for probationary periods (and edge cases such as spot contracts) rather than treating that as an afterthought.
Facing repeated opposition from the Lords, the government has dropped day one unfair dismissal rights from the Employment Bill. They will go with a six month qualifying period instead, in order to get the Bill passed. www.gov.uk/government/n... #ukemplaw
An update on the Employment Rights Bill
Agreement reached with key stakeholders on the unfair dismissal elements of the Employment Rights Bill.
www.gov.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Facing repeated opposition from the Lords, the government has dropped day one unfair dismissal rights from the Employment Bill. They will go with a six month qualifying period instead, in order to get the Bill passed. www.gov.uk/government/n... #ukemplaw
Students from my kids' school will collectively attempt to row 346km, the length of the Thames, in a single school day on indoor rowing machines, to raise money for Vineyard Community, a local homelessness/poverty/foodbank charity. Please help if you can www.justgiving.com/page/rowthet...
Teddington School's Row the Thames Challenge 🚣♀️
Help Vineyard Community raise money to support Vineyard Community Centre
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July 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Students from my kids' school will collectively attempt to row 346km, the length of the Thames, in a single school day on indoor rowing machines, to raise money for Vineyard Community, a local homelessness/poverty/foodbank charity. Please help if you can www.justgiving.com/page/rowthet...
I think some people may be forgetting how the economy actually works.
June 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I think some people may be forgetting how the economy actually works.
Latest addition to newspeak dictionary.
Political theatre: asking a question at a government press conference.
Not political theatre: holding a press conference to declare your intention to “liberate” people from their elected representatives, then handcuffing a senator in front of cameras.
Political theatre: asking a question at a government press conference.
Not political theatre: holding a press conference to declare your intention to “liberate” people from their elected representatives, then handcuffing a senator in front of cameras.
June 13, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Latest addition to newspeak dictionary.
Political theatre: asking a question at a government press conference.
Not political theatre: holding a press conference to declare your intention to “liberate” people from their elected representatives, then handcuffing a senator in front of cameras.
Political theatre: asking a question at a government press conference.
Not political theatre: holding a press conference to declare your intention to “liberate” people from their elected representatives, then handcuffing a senator in front of cameras.
“Unchecked power”? The court IS the check.
Alito dissents, joined by Thomas, Gorsuch, and Kavanaugh. He says he is “stunned” by the court’s order, decrying it as “a most unfortunate misstep that rewards an act of judicial hubris and imposed a $2 billion penalty to b American taxpayers.” They are furious. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
March 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Unchecked power”? The court IS the check.
Last day of work before Christmas break and I’ve spent several days amending our materials for the new Employment Tribunal Rules.
December 20, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Last day of work before Christmas break and I’ve spent several days amending our materials for the new Employment Tribunal Rules.
Oh no, a 53 page list of mainly government amendments to the Employment Right Bill to be debated in committee. 😫https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0011/amend/employment_rights_rm_pbc_1127.pdf
publications.parliament.uk
November 27, 2024 at 11:49 AM
Oh no, a 53 page list of mainly government amendments to the Employment Right Bill to be debated in committee. 😫https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0011/amend/employment_rights_rm_pbc_1127.pdf
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If you want to have the option of using Blue Sky solely to know what employment lawyers are thinking and saying, I've created an employment lawyer list. Pin it and you can have it as an option at the top of your feed:
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November 23, 2024 at 5:55 PM
If you want to have the option of using Blue Sky solely to know what employment lawyers are thinking and saying, I've created an employment lawyer list. Pin it and you can have it as an option at the top of your feed:
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Hello Bluesky! The UK Labour Law Blog just created an account here!
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November 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Hello Bluesky! The UK Labour Law Blog just created an account here!
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Thought it was about time for a pack specific to employment lawyers. Who have I missed? Feel free to message to be added.
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November 10, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Thought it was about time for a pack specific to employment lawyers. Who have I missed? Feel free to message to be added.
go.bsky.app/EThCJXr
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It was just an invitation to tweet.
A promise to the world! Contract lawyers assemble.
November 4, 2024 at 8:04 AM
It was just an invitation to tweet.
Lucy Powell MP has just announced to parliament that the first substantial debate on the Employment Rights Bill (ie Second Reading debate) will be on Monday 21st October. #ukemplaw
October 10, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Lucy Powell MP has just announced to parliament that the first substantial debate on the Employment Rights Bill (ie Second Reading debate) will be on Monday 21st October. #ukemplaw
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Higgs v Farmor's School should be starting here any moment: www.youtube.com/@courtofappe...
A really important case, legally fascinating & a chance to watch excellent advocacy from @seanjones.org @joanneclementkc.bsky.social Chris Milsom, Sarah Fraser-Butlin KC & Richard O'Dair.
A really important case, legally fascinating & a chance to watch excellent advocacy from @seanjones.org @joanneclementkc.bsky.social Chris Milsom, Sarah Fraser-Butlin KC & Richard O'Dair.
October 2, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Higgs v Farmor's School should be starting here any moment: www.youtube.com/@courtofappe...
A really important case, legally fascinating & a chance to watch excellent advocacy from @seanjones.org @joanneclementkc.bsky.social Chris Milsom, Sarah Fraser-Butlin KC & Richard O'Dair.
A really important case, legally fascinating & a chance to watch excellent advocacy from @seanjones.org @joanneclementkc.bsky.social Chris Milsom, Sarah Fraser-Butlin KC & Richard O'Dair.
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Good to see that someone at Practical Law is following me here. (Today’s legal update email.)
October 2, 2024 at 10:09 AM
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The Department of Business and Trade explains what is going on. S.6 REULA is not going to be brought into force for the moment, as part of the UK/EU reset.
September 27, 2024 at 1:58 PM
The Department of Business and Trade explains what is going on. S.6 REULA is not going to be brought into force for the moment, as part of the UK/EU reset.
I’m no Starmer apologist, but the more people on the left moan about him being a red Tory, the more likely we will end up back in the hands of actual tories after 1 term. People seem to have a short collective memory of what actual Tory government was like.
September 24, 2024 at 9:51 AM
I’m no Starmer apologist, but the more people on the left moan about him being a red Tory, the more likely we will end up back in the hands of actual tories after 1 term. People seem to have a short collective memory of what actual Tory government was like.
Hello friends. First time posting on here. Rather than say something erudite I’m just going to bemoan the fact that I left it too late and now the ILS Oxford Conference in Cambridge is sold out. I am bereft, it’s literally the highlight of my working year. Yes, I lead a sad life.
August 23, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Hello friends. First time posting on here. Rather than say something erudite I’m just going to bemoan the fact that I left it too late and now the ILS Oxford Conference in Cambridge is sold out. I am bereft, it’s literally the highlight of my working year. Yes, I lead a sad life.