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Taxxa searches a continuously updated collection of more than one million pages from tax authorities, government publications, legislation and case law across the European jurisdictions it covers. Every response cites the underlying material, so a professional can inspect the rule, its jurisdiction and whether it is current before relying on the result.

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Customer data stays in the European Union and is never used to train language models.

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United Kingdom Payroll & Labour news

Thursday, 29 October 2026

Regulatory changes detected daily from official sources across Europe. Create a free account to follow your jurisdictions and ask Taxxa what a change means in practice.

Collective Bargaining & Trade Union LawAdvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service2 days ago

Tipping policies need union or rep consultation from 1 January 2027

From 1 January 2027 tipping employers must consult unions or worker reps, or workers directly only if none exist, share anonymised feedback and review policies every three years.

Industry: Across industries

Collective Bargaining & Trade Union LawLegislation gov2 days ago2 documents

New union recognition access Code in force from 30 October 2026

SI 2026/1129 brings the revised recognition Code into force on 30 October 2026, with access from CAC acceptance, 5/15/10-day steps and a 5-day unfair-practice window.

Industry: Across industries

Labour Law & Employment ContractsAdvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service2 days ago3 documents

Fire-and-rehire ban slips to March 2027; dismissal becomes automatically unfair

The fire-and-rehire ban is now expected in March 2027, not January. Dismissal to re-engage on worse terms becomes automatically unfair; guidance sets collective-consultation and Code steps.

Industry: Across industries

Pension & Occupational Retirement SchemesLegislation gov3 days ago2 documents

Scots trust reform extended to pension schemes with carve-outs

Draft Order applies the 2024 Scots trust reforms to Scots-law pension trusts, disapplies listed trust provisions, caps delegation, and aligns Pensions Act 1995 section 34.

Industry: Pension funding

Labour Law & Employment ContractsAdvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service1 week ago3 documents

Fire and rehire to become automatically unfair dismissal in most cases

From January 2027 dismissing then rehiring on worse terms will in most cases be automatically unfair under the Employment Rights Act 2025; the exact date is still to be confirmed.

Industry: Across industries

Social Security ContributionsJersey Law1 week ago

Jersey ends time limits on contribution relief for new incapacity awards

From 19 October 2026, long-term incapacity allowance awarded on a new assessment brings open-ended exception and credits; earlier awards keep Schedule 3 month limits.

Industry: Across industries

Pension & Occupational Retirement SchemesGOV.UK2 weeks ago

HMRC republishes ROPS list for 15 October with new schemes

HMRC's 15 October 2026 ROPS list adds Australian schemes, removes others across Australia, Ireland, the Isle of Man and Jersey, and adds a first Netherlands entry.

Termination, Redundancy & SeveranceLegislation gov2 weeks ago

Draft rules carry uncapped dismissal awards into linked claims

Draft Regulations in force 1 January 2027 replace leftover references to the abolished unfair dismissal compensation cap, fixing union-remedy awards at £123,543 or 52 weeks' pay, whichever is lower.

Industry: Across industries

Social Security ContributionsGOV.UK3 weeks ago2 documents

UK-India Article 12 deal shields posted staff to 52-week point

HMRC and India's EPFO will use Article 12 to preserve the pre-agreement NIC position to the 52-week point for staff already posted in the other country on 15 July 2026.

Industry: Across industries

Employee ClassificationGOV.UK3 weeks ago4 documents

HMRC rewrites behind-camera self-employment roles list

HMRC has folded the Appendix 1 behind-camera roles into a rewritten ESM4120 and withdrawn ESM4118, changing the self-employment conditions for directors of photography, composers and several VFX and production roles.

Industry: Motion picture, video and television programme activities

Immigration & Work PermitsJersey Law4 weeks ago

Jersey exempts short medical-equipment repair visits

Non-resident medical-equipment repair or maintenance for Jersey's health minister is licence-exempt if kept to 60 days or less in 12 months; the regulated-activity administration exemption also widens.

Industry: Repair of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment · Financial and insurance activities

Collective Bargaining & Trade Union LawAdvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service4 weeks ago8 documents

Union equality reps gain time-off rights from 30 October 2026

From 30 October 2026, union equality reps get paid time-off, training and facilities rights, more roles gain facilities rights on request, and employers must show refused time off was unreasonable.

Industry: Across industries

Termination, Redundancy & SeveranceGOV.UK4 weeks ago2 documents

Insolvency tribunal window rises to six months, bar redundancy pay

Guidance now gives six months from the decision letter for tribunal challenges over holiday, arrears and notice pay; redundancy-pay claims keep their own limit, under the wider move to six months from 1 October 2026.

Industry: Across industries

Employee Benefits & AllowancesAdvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service4 weeks ago

SSP during phased returns only for full days off, Acas clarifies

Acas now states SSP is payable only for full non-working days during a phased return, with a worked example, alongside pay rules for reduced hours and lighter workloads.

Industry: Across industries

Labour Law & Employment ContractsGOV.UK1 month ago

Employment Tribunal limit doubles to six months from 1 October

HMRC manual: Employment Tribunal claims get usually six months where employment ended or the matter arose on/after 1 October 2026; three months usually continues for earlier dates.

Industry: Across industries

Immigration & Work PermitsJersey Law1 month ago

Jersey exempts non-resident medical-equipment servicing from licence

From 2 October 2026, non-resident firms repairing or maintaining medical equipment for Jersey's health Minister are licence-exempt where Jersey work is 60 days or less in 12 months.

Industry: Repair of electronic and optical equipment

Discrimination & Equal Pay LawCase Law1 month ago

EAT: TUPE assignment turns on where staff work, not why placed there

Employment Appeal Tribunal upholds a Morrisons worker's assignment to an outsourced recycling unit for TUPE purposes but remits disability claims after the tribunal disconnected cage-handling from the 'tipping' practice.

Industry: Across industries

Payroll Reporting & Filing ObligationsGOV.UK1 month ago

HMRC delists seven recognised payroll software products

HMRC's recognised payroll software lists no longer include seven products — including IRIS Payroll Basics and Employment Hero Free Payroll — alongside cosmetic renames of remaining entries.

Industry: Across industries

Payroll Reporting & Filing ObligationsGOV.UK1 month ago2 documents

HMRC lets employers exclude globally mobile staff from 2027 BiK payrolling

New HMRC service from November 2026 lets employers keep globally mobile staff on P11D/P11D(b); voluntary payrollers must settle Class 1A NICs in real time; FPS car fields gain fuel type.

Industry: Across industries

Immigration & Work PermitsGOV.UK1 month ago

Ukraine Extension window widens to 90 days with 24-month renewal

The application window widens from 28 to 90 days for first and second UPE applications, with payments capped at 18 months from first UPE move.

Industry: Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel