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Reforming non-compete clauses

The Department for Business and Trade is asking for views on options to reform the law on non-compete clauses.

Pay data: three months to October 2025

Various research bodies have published pay data for the three months to the end of October 2025.

NMW and NLW rates from April 2026

The National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage rates will increase from 1st April 2026 as follows:

Carers - review of employment rights

A review will look at the current approach to employment rights for unpaid carers, particularly leave entitlements, as well as examine the potential benefits of introducing paid carer’s leave.

October 2025 inflation data

The UK’s inflation rate in October 2025, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 3.6%.

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