iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Well the Industrial Law Society conference is going well so far.

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Following a discussion with local townspeople over municipal health and safety matters, a policeman goes boating, tries to catch a fish and then has a swim.

000

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Perhaps Binface isn’t the joke.

000

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I didn’t stay up to watch the game. I have no regrets. Nothing is worth being more sleepless than I already am. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

010

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Weirdly, I think the reason many of us still prefer a constitutional monarchy is because of the relative downsides of a system in which that other man, and men like him, are able to come into absolute power.

000

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

As someone who grew up in Oxfordshire in the 70s 80s and 90s, cars were not then (and are not now) the easiest way to get into Oxford. Congestion was terrible and we took the bus or used one of the cheap and convenient park and ride schemes.

000

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Minor bugbear of mine when people call House of Lords “undemocratic” for holding up Commons legislation. It is the will of the Commons, as expressed in the Parliament Acts, that HoL has power to revise and delay but not prevent HoC legislation. That they use this power is part of our democracy.

020

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

That’s not so much a “law” as an absence of law, from a bygone colonial era. These days international law is based on an underlying respect for sovereignty, and alliances between states for, among other things, mutual defence against aggressors.

010

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Settling down to listen to the Lords pinging the Employment Rights pong again.

100

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Employment Rights Bill: if I’m reading this right I think the Lords have (rightly) rejected the proposed last minute removal of the unfair dismissal cap and instead proposed a review of the cap, subject to proper consultation. Back to the Commons we go… hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...

hansard.parliament.uk

Employment Rights Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament

Hansard record of the item : 'Employment Rights Bill' on Wednesday 10 December 2025.

100

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Commons passes govt’s latest amendments to the Employment Rights Bill including 6 month unfair dismissal rights and abolishing compensation cap. I rather expect to see further fireworks in the Lords over the latter. hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025...

hansard.parliament.uk

Employment Rights Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament

Hansard record of the item : 'Employment Rights Bill' on Monday 8 December 2025.

110

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Latest government Employment Rights Bill amendment paper just dropped. Includes plan to repeal unfair dismissal compensation cap entirely. My head has exploded. publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbi...

Leave out Clause 23 and insert the following new Clause—
“Right not to be unfairly dismissed: qualifying period and compensatory awards
(1) Part 10 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (unfair dismissal) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).
(2) In section 108 (qualifying period of employment)—
(a) (b) in subsection (1), for “two years” substitute “six months”;
in subsection (2), for ““two years”” substitute ““six months””.
(3) Omit section 124 (limit of compensatory award etc).
(4) In section 209 of that Act (powers to amend Act), in subsection (5), omit “108(1),”.
(5) Schedule (Minor and consequential amendments relating to section (Right not
to be unfairly dismissed: qualifying period and compensatory awards) ) contains
minor and consequential amendments relating to this section.”

221

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Easy to say in hindsight but the gov may have had an easier time getting day-one unfair dismissal through the lords if they had already published a fully formed proposal for probationary periods (and edge cases such as spot contracts) rather than treating that as an afterthought.

000

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Facing repeated opposition from the Lords, the government has dropped day one unfair dismissal rights from the Employment Bill. They will go with a six month qualifying period instead, in order to get the Bill passed. www.gov.uk/government/n... #ukemplaw

gov.uk

An update on the Employment Rights Bill

Agreement reached with key stakeholders on the unfair dismissal elements of the Employment Rights Bill.

110

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Students from my kids' school will collectively attempt to row 346km, the length of the Thames, in a single school day on indoor rowing machines, to raise money for Vineyard Community, a local homelessness/poverty/foodbank charity. Please help if you can www.justgiving.com/page/rowthet...

justgiving.com

Teddington School's Row the Thames Challenge 🚣‍♀️

Help Vineyard Community raise money to support Vineyard Community Centre

010

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

I think some people may be forgetting how the economy actually works.

An AI advert on a tube train saying “stop hiring humans”

010

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Latest addition to newspeak dictionary. Political theatre: asking a question at a government press conference. Not political theatre: holding a press conference to declare your intention to “liberate” people from their elected representatives, then handcuffing a senator in front of cameras.

010

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

“Unchecked power”? The court IS the check.

030

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Last day of work before Christmas break and I’ve spent several days amending our materials for the new Employment Tribunal Rules.

110

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Oh no, a 53 page list of mainly government amendments to the Employment Right Bill to be debated in committee. 😫https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0011/amend/employment_rights_rm_pbc_1127.pdf

publications.parliament.uk

120

Reposted by Mark Tarran

Jason Braier @jasonbraier.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

If you want to have the option of using Blue Sky solely to know what employment lawyers are thinking and saying, I've created an employment lawyer list. Pin it and you can have it as an option at the top of your feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...

0136

Reposted by Mark Tarran

UK Labour Law Blog @labourblog.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Hello Bluesky! The UK Labour Law Blog just created an account here! Please share and follow us.

26836

Reposted by Mark Tarran

Jason Braier @jasonbraier.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Thought it was about time for a pack specific to employment lawyers. Who have I missed? Feel free to message to be added. go.bsky.app/EThCJXr

63620

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

It was just an invitation to tweet.

4172

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

Lucy Powell MP has just announced to parliament that the first substantial debate on the Employment Rights Bill (ie Second Reading debate) will be on Monday 21st October. #ukemplaw

000

Reposted by Mark Tarran

Jason Braier @jasonbraier.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

Higgs v Farmor's School should be starting here any moment: www.youtube.com/@courtofappe... A really important case, legally fascinating & a chance to watch excellent advocacy from @seanjones.org @joanneclementkc.bsky.social Chris Milsom, Sarah Fraser-Butlin KC & Richard O'Dair.

042

Reposted by Mark Tarran

George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 27/09/2024

The Department of Business and Trade explains what is going on. S.6 REULA is not going to be brought into force for the moment, as part of the UK/EU reset.

Dear Phil,
I am writing in relation to section 6 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act
2023 (REUL Act).
Section 6 was designed by the previous Government to encourage UK courts to depart from
assimilated case law through the introduction of new tests for departure from such case law;
a new procedure by which a lower court or tribunal could make a reference to a higher court
for a decision on whether to depart; and new powers for the Law Officers to intervene in
higher court proceedings where departure is under consideration, or to make a reference to
a higher court about concluded lower court or tribunal proceedings.
The previous Government signed commencement regulations in May to bring section 6 into
force from 1 October. I am writing to inform you that the new Government has revoked those
commencement regulations so section 6 will no longer come into force this October. This
Government intends to look at this issue again in the wider context of its work to reset UK
rela

13117

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 24/09/2024

I’m no Starmer apologist, but the more people on the left moan about him being a red Tory, the more likely we will end up back in the hands of actual tories after 1 term. People seem to have a short collective memory of what actual Tory government was like.

160

Mark Tarran @marktarran.bsky.social · 23/08/2024

Hello friends. First time posting on here. Rather than say something erudite I’m just going to bemoan the fact that I left it too late and now the ILS Oxford Conference in Cambridge is sold out. I am bereft, it’s literally the highlight of my working year. Yes, I lead a sad life.

261