{"id":199190,"date":"2026-08-19T01:28:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?post_type=videos&#038;p=199190"},"modified":"2026-08-19T02:45:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T01:45:03","slug":"terminations-after-fire-and-rehire","status":"publish","type":"videos","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/videos\/terminations-after-fire-and-rehire\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask an Employment Lawyer: Terminations and Restructures After Fire and Rehire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fire and rehire rules are changing from January 2027. 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