An Uncertain Future With 2,400 REUL measures at play, there are altogether too many possible futures for this Bill to give concrete advice on how businesses ought to prepare for its effects. Either unprecedented deregulation or a return to ‘business as usual’ are both believable scenarios. The Bill has also arrived against a backdrop of strife within the UK. September also saw the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the confirmation of Liz Truss as Prime Minister and the announcement of a ‘mini-budget’ that has prompted a dive in the value of the pound, exacerbating an already severe cost of living crisis. With such uncertainties already looming, it is likely that the need to remain aware of shifts in employment law will prove to be an additional burden on employers – and when taken together with the government’s continued grappling with the Northern Ireland Protocol, it seems certain that investors will reconsider new commitments in the UK until some of these questions are soundly answered. Lawyer Monthly will continue to monitor the Bill’s progress through Parliament, as well as the waves it will leave throughout the legal sphere. FEATUREOF THEMONTH 15 Either unprecedented deregulation or a return to ‘business as usual’ are both believable scenarios.
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