‘Not Fit for purpose’: “Broken” fit note system set to be overhauled as Government introduces new pilots in England.
On 20 May 2026, the Government announced the launch of four pilots across England aimed at reforming the current fit note system for workers who fall ill. It is hoped that reform to the current position will benefit patients, employers and healthcare professionals. It is estimated at present that approximately 11 million fit notes are […]
The era of enforcement – the FWA’s “Working Lives” report
This month, the Fair Work Agency published a report into breaches of workers’ rights in the UK labour market which was originally commissioned in 2022 by the former Office of the Director of Labour Market Enforcement: ‘Working lives: the scale and nature of labour market non-compliance and other work-based harms in the UK’. The report […]
