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The Employment Rights Bill is entering a crucial phase, with major updates to unfair dismissal rules, new day-one rights, expanded family leave and tighter safeguards on workplace practices. This article breaks down what has changed, what’s ahead, and how employers can prepare.

The Autumn Budget 2025 brings major structural tax changes, wage pressures and new compliance demands that will reshape how UK businesses hire, plan and invest. This article explores what the measures mean for contractors, SMEs and large employers navigating a more complex economic and regulatory landscape.

The Autumn Budget 2025 reshapes the cost, tax and compliance environment for international businesses expanding into the UK. Rising labour costs, tighter tax efficiency and a more digital regulatory framework increase complexity, but the UK continues to offer strong opportunities for investment, innovation and talent. This article explores what global companies need to know before entering or scaling in the UK.

The UK Autumn Budget 2025 introduces one of the largest multi-year tax increases in recent history, alongside major changes to pensions, wages and compliance. This article breaks down the key announcements and explores what they mean for employers, investors and SMEs navigating a tightening economic environment.

This month’s Global Grapevine uncovers the trends reshaping how companies hire, invest and operate worldwide, from shifting ESG priorities to new transparency rules, revitalised economies and emerging tax reforms across key markets.

Britshoring is the growing trend of bringing operations, services, or supply chains back to the UK to improve resilience, reduce risk, and strengthen local capability. Discover why more companies are choosing UK-based talent and infrastructure, the benefits it delivers, and how britshoring is reshaping the future of British business.

Expanding your start-up internationally brings huge opportunity, but also complex financial, tax, and compliance challenges. Learn why getting your accounting structure right from day one protects growth, avoids costly mistakes, and gives you the clarity to scale with confidence.

A major change in German employment law is coming in 2026. The new EU Pay Transparency Directive will require employers to disclose salary ranges, provide gender-based pay data, and report pay gaps. If your organisation has employees in Germany, this article explains what’s changing, and what you need to do now to prepare.

Briars celebrated the global debut of the Briars Breakfast Club in Boston, uniting business leaders, founders, and experts to share insights on scaling internationally, staying compliant, and leading with confidence in a complex global market.