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Employment law and regulation, explained
UK employment law changes every April and October. We summarise what’s new, what it means for your business and what to do next.
Featured · April 2026 Update
The most monumental Employment Rights reform since 2010
From 6 April 2026, the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) introduced a first major wave of workplace reforms in Great Britain. The changes expanded family leave, improved Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), strengthened whistleblowing protection for sexual-harassment disclosures, increased collective redundancy…
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Zero-Hours Contracts: What Employers Need to Know
Once the changes are in place, many zero-hours and low-hours workers will have the right to be offered guaranteed hours based on the hours they regularly work.
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Legislation Update Cycle
Unfair Dismissal Reform 2027: What UK Employers Need to Know
Employees are about to gain protection far sooner, the cost of getting a dismissal wrong will no longer have a ceiling, and workers now have twice as long to bring a claim.