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Three employment law changes land on small employers this October
Tribunal claim windows doubled on 1 October. Two more duties start on the 30th, and one of them has no deadline chaser.
Three employment law duties land on small firms in October
Tribunal claim windows double on 1 October. Two more duties arrive on the 30th, and the written union notice is the one with nobody chasing it.
DoorDash to pay $131.5m over New York delivery wages
Most of the settlement — $83m — turns on how the company paid drivers for time spent waiting between orders. Any startup running a gig model now knows what regulators count as working time.
DoorDash to pay $131.5m in New York City settlement
The payout is large in aggregate and small per driver: the median payment will be under $100. Any US startup running on contractors should note which regulator brought it.
Coffee chain that grew from 4 staff to hundreds faces federal suit
Not Your Average Joe is accused of labour violations. Its founder says the company grew faster than its internal systems.
Next overturns £30m equal pay ruling on market forces
The Employment Appeal Tribunal accepted that Next could pay warehouse staff more than shop workers because warehouse roles were harder to fill. More than 3,500 claimants, mainly women, had been in line for a share of more than £30m.
Right to Work checks reach subcontractors on 1 October
Civil penalties run to £60,000 per illegal worker, and from next month the rules follow the work rather than the job title. Founders using agency or platform labour have weeks to map who is actually on site.
Draft tipping code adds worker consultation and three-year records
Hospitality employers face a mandatory staff consultation, scheduled policy reviews and three years of tipping records. The consultation on the draft Code closes on 29 September 2026.
Ministers under pressure over UK non-compete clauses
Sifted reports that the government is being pushed to change the rules on non-compete clauses. For founders, that touches both hiring from rivals and the contracts their own staff have signed.