From April 2026 there are changes to the following Day-one Paternity and Parental Leave, Trade Unions, Sexual Harassment, Holiday Pay Recording, Family Leave Pay, Statutory Sick Pay (SSP), National Minimum and Living Wage, Fair Work Agency & Bereaved Partners’ Paternity Leave.
The government has announced several updates and changes to employment law over the next year, including confirmation that employee unfair dismissal protection will be reduced from 2 years to 6 months from the beginning of next year. From April 2026 there are significant changes to Family Leave Pay, Statutory Sick Pay, National Minimum and Living Wage, Fair Work Agency & Bereaved Partners’ Paternity Leave. From January 2027 there are significant changes to Unfair Dismissal Protection & Fire and Rehire.
April is Stress Awareness Month The HSE are focusing on stress in April 2025. The focus is on preventing stress and supporting mental health at work. There are three main reasons employers should look to prevent work-related stress and support good mental health; it’s the law, it’s good for business and it’s the right thing […]
Health and Safety Bulletin (November/2024) Stress Awareness Week: 4 to 8 November 2024 This week the HSE has launched ‘Stress Awareness Week’ to help raise awareness that all employers are required by law to prevent work-related stress and support good mental health by doing a risk assessment and acting on it. There are six main […]
What’s new? A new Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement, also known as ‘fire and rehire’ has been introduced, effective from July 2024. The Code includes recommendations for employers to follow, regardless of the size of the business and how many employees are affected. What do I need to do? Follow the key provisions […]
Overview The Employment Rights (Flexible Working) Act 2023 comes into force on 6 April which give employees further rights in respect of requesting flexible working. What do I need to know? The following changes are coming into force:- 1. Removal of Continuous Service Requirement Removal of the need for employees to have 26 weeks’ continuous […]
What’s new? From 6th April, employees will have the right to take up to one week unpaid carer’s leave annually to give or arrange care for a dependent with long-term care needs. What are the key details? 1 The right is from day-one of employment. 2 The leave can be taken in full or […]
Following a change to the Working Time Regulations 1998 which stated rolled up holiday on the basis of 12.07% of hours worked for irregular-hours or part-year workers was unlawful, the government consulted over this amendment and has ruled that holiday for these workers can again be calculated in this way. From 1 April 2024, employers […]
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published new guidance on menopause in the workplace to help employers understand their legal obligations relating to women who are going through the menopause as well as details on the support they should provide affected employees. This includes advice on making reasonable adjustments for women who are […]
New changes in Paternity Leave Legislation The Current Legislation Essentially eligible employees whose partner is having a baby (or adopting a child or having a baby through a surrogacy arrangement) are entitled to the following. Entitlement – 1 or 2 weeks’ paid paternity leave. Must be taken together in a block of either 1 […]