Dan Myers
@ddanmyers.bsky.social
Singing employment lawyer, Deputy Director of Practical Law Employment, posting my own views. Occasional runner. Mainly here for the #ukemplaw chat.
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I wrote this yesterday about what to tell young people who are worried about what work will be in the age of AI:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
preparing for the working world in the age of AI
or: seven things to tell your kids when they ask what they should study now, or what the point of studying is
naomialderman.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I wrote this yesterday about what to tell young people who are worried about what work will be in the age of AI:
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
naomialderman.substack.com/p/preparing-...
Important public service announcement about the lesser known dangers of liquorice... please read, especially if you have high blood pressure.
As a good suggestion from @deevybee.bsky.social I have decided to post my infamous liquorice thread from X a few years ago to here. This is valuable knowledge if you or anyone you know has high blood pressure and likes a bit of liquorice. The stuff might kill you.
1/21
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March 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Important public service announcement about the lesser known dangers of liquorice... please read, especially if you have high blood pressure.
Today’s @runw6.bsky.social up and over the Heath taking in the (hazy) view at Parliament Hill.
February 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Today’s @runw6.bsky.social up and over the Heath taking in the (hazy) view at Parliament Hill.
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It was Rupert Murdoch’s company wanting to avoid a public trial—and not the costs risk on the claimants, including Prince Harry—that brought this case to its end, writes @davidallengreen.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
How Harry and Watson forced NGN to admit wrongdoing
Why the circumstances show it was NGN wanting to avoid a public trial—and not the costs risk on the claimants—that brought this case to its end
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It was Rupert Murdoch’s company wanting to avoid a public trial—and not the costs risk on the claimants, including Prince Harry—that brought this case to its end, writes @davidallengreen.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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December 1, 2024 at 9:12 AM
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We could receive £1,000 in the Movement for Good draw.
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November 25, 2024 at 4:32 PM
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Hello Bluesky! The UK Labour Law Blog just created an account here!
Please share and follow us.
Please share and follow us.
November 21, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Hello Bluesky! The UK Labour Law Blog just created an account here!
Please share and follow us.
Please share and follow us.
Excited to see @thebigbogg.bsky.social here. Welcome to BlueSky! A must follow for any employment lawyer.
November 18, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Excited to see @thebigbogg.bsky.social here. Welcome to BlueSky! A must follow for any employment lawyer.
So here's the kind of important thing I have to decide today. When talking about new employment rights involving no qualifying period, is it:
• Day one rights
• Day-one rights
• “Day one” rights
• D1 rights
or something else? #ukemplaw
• Day one rights
• Day-one rights
• “Day one” rights
• D1 rights
or something else? #ukemplaw
November 14, 2024 at 12:51 PM
So here's the kind of important thing I have to decide today. When talking about new employment rights involving no qualifying period, is it:
• Day one rights
• Day-one rights
• “Day one” rights
• D1 rights
or something else? #ukemplaw
• Day one rights
• Day-one rights
• “Day one” rights
• D1 rights
or something else? #ukemplaw
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Hi there - a first post on this platform. Do please repost this message just in case anyone should want to find me here -- thank you...
November 13, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Hi there - a first post on this platform. Do please repost this message just in case anyone should want to find me here -- thank you...
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90 days ago Bluesky had 6.18M users
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users
This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users
This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all
November 13, 2024 at 6:50 AM
90 days ago Bluesky had 6.18M users
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users
This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all
30 days ago Bluesky had 10.85M users
Tomorrow Bluesky will have 15M users
This is absolutely wild, thanks for believing in us y'all
Thanks @jasonbraier.bsky.social and hello to new followers!
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
go.bsky.app/EThCJXr
November 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Thanks @jasonbraier.bsky.social and hello to new followers!
I've just created a comparison which shows all the changes made to the EAT Practice Direction, in force from 1 February 2025: draftable.com/compare/RqVB... (changes mainly relate to CE-File but there are other minor tweaks as well).
October 25, 2024 at 4:21 PM
I've just created a comparison which shows all the changes made to the EAT Practice Direction, in force from 1 February 2025: draftable.com/compare/RqVB... (changes mainly relate to CE-File but there are other minor tweaks as well).
Our comprehensive analysis of the Employment Rights Bill has just been published (PL subscription required). It will be an invaluable resource to navigate the complex and evolving employment law landscape. #ukemplaw
October 25, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Our comprehensive analysis of the Employment Rights Bill has just been published (PL subscription required). It will be an invaluable resource to navigate the complex and evolving employment law landscape. #ukemplaw
This article explains why it is so difficult to regulate zero-hours contracts, by someone who has worked on them for years (note that the new 12-week reference period is not contained in the ERB itself but likely to be confirmed in regulations).
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I’m stuck on the zero-hours job treadmill. Here’s why Labour’s reforms won’t help workers like me | Rose Atkinson
Having no rights or stability wrecks your mental and physical health. The employment rights bill isn’t enough to change that, says creative pattern cutter Rose Atkinson
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2024 at 1:48 PM
This article explains why it is so difficult to regulate zero-hours contracts, by someone who has worked on them for years (note that the new 12-week reference period is not contained in the ERB itself but likely to be confirmed in regulations).
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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So I've had a crack at explaining how the guaranteed hours provisions in Employment Rights Bill work This is how the Government proposes to 'ban' zero hours contracts - but it's far from straightforward. Strap in.
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/10/16/t...
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/10/16/t...
The Employment Rights Bill – The Right to Guaranteed Hours
The right to guaranteed hours is the mechanism the Government has chosen to ‘ban’ zero hours contracts. It takes up 11 densely worded pages in the Employment Rights Bill inserting a new…
rangeofreasonableresponses.com
October 16, 2024 at 11:13 AM
So I've had a crack at explaining how the guaranteed hours provisions in Employment Rights Bill work This is how the Government proposes to 'ban' zero hours contracts - but it's far from straightforward. Strap in.
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/10/16/t...
rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/10/16/t...
So the much heralded ERB is basically a manifesto in bill form. The 100-day target was always over ambitious and completely unnecessary.
From the BBC: ‘There are 28 separate measures in the bill to be introduced later, most of which will be subject to further consultation and will not take effect before autumn 2026.’
Really?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Really?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Workers' rights: Sick pay and parental leave part of major overhaul
The deputy prime minister described a new bill as the
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2024 at 6:19 AM
So the much heralded ERB is basically a manifesto in bill form. The 100-day target was always over ambitious and completely unnecessary.
Happy with this!
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Happy with this!
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If only Darren was empowered to make employment law rather than comment on it, the world would be a better place. Let’s hope and pray it’s not Option 4….
With the FT reporting that Minister have agreed on allowing employers to operate a six month probation period, here is my take on what that means: rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2024/09/19/p...
September 19, 2024 at 8:19 AM
If only Darren was empowered to make employment law rather than comment on it, the world would be a better place. Let’s hope and pray it’s not Option 4….
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,169,742!
September 17, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #6,169,742!
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A really good article in @pressgazette.co.uk about BlueSky’s growth, its appeal and why it’s gradually becoming an alternative platform for news outlets. Interesting stat too: BlueSky has had 36,000 new users from the UK join in the last fortnight👇
Twitter alternative? News publishers see potential in Bluesky
Twitter alternative Bluesky may still be a minnow among the social media giants, but news publishers appear to see potential in the platform.
pressgazette.co.uk
August 22, 2024 at 5:28 PM
A really good article in @pressgazette.co.uk about BlueSky’s growth, its appeal and why it’s gradually becoming an alternative platform for news outlets. Interesting stat too: BlueSky has had 36,000 new users from the UK join in the last fortnight👇
Sunset over the Tweed, Berwick upon Tweed.
August 20, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Sunset over the Tweed, Berwick upon Tweed.