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Informed opinion, guidance and commentary on issues of interest to HR.

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Employment Rights Act 2025 Hub

Your overview of employment law developments that are in the pipeline, where you can learn what's happening, what might be happening and what isn't happening. We also set out how you can start preparing for upcoming changes.

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  • Employment Rights Act 2025 Hub

    Date:
    22 September 2026

    The Government’s response to its consultation on the extended right to bereavement leave confirms that the right to two weeks’ unpaid leave will apply on the loss of an immediate family member and specifies which relationships this covers.

  • Expanded sexual harassment prevention duty: Eight-point checklist for HR

    Date:
    21 September 2026

    From 30 October 2026, the Employment Rights Act 2025 widens the sexual harassment prevention duty on employers to require them to take "all reasonable steps" to prevent sexual harassment of workers. As 30 October approaches, what should HR professionals be doing to ensure that their organisation is ready to comply with the expanded duty?

  • AI is intensifying work - we need a new approach to recovery from burnout

    Date:
    15 September 2026

    AI is changing the way we work, pushing up productivity - and significantly increasing the risk of burnout. As humans' working relationships with machines intensify, roles and workflows need to be redesigned to help us deal with stress. Nicola Turner, founder of BodyMindBrain, offers some insights for HR.

  • Employee forums - what are their benefits and will they be affected by the ERA trade union reforms?

    Date:
    8 September 2026

    The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces reforms that significantly strengthen trade union rights, so this is a good moment for organisations to review the quality of their existing employee engagement arrangements. Shelagh Prosser speaks to a group of organisations about how to build effective, credible and inclusive mechanisms for employee voice and involve employees in organisational decision making.

  • Breaking the AI loop in grievances

    Date:
    2 September 2026

    Growing numbers of grievances are being written with the assistance of AI, increasing the burden on HR departments as they struggle to deal with a greater volume of often increasingly complex claims. What's the solution? Here we explore how AI is shaping workplace grievances and how HR teams might need to look at their grievance processes differently.

  • How AI is reshaping jobs: The emerging challenge and opportunity for HR

    Date:
    26 August 2026

    AI's impact extends beyond efficiency gains. It also changes the mix of tasks, responsibilities and judgment that make up a role. Despite this, in many organisations job titles and job descriptions remain unchanged. Lilia Dangi examines how is AI changing roles in practice and how HR needs to respond.

  • Cohesive crews and tenacious teams: Writing anti-harassment policies in challenging environments

    Date:
    17 August 2026

    Major anti-harassment legislative changes are due to be implemented this October under the Employment Rights Act 2025 - are you ready? Drawing on their experience of working on board the largest ocean-going wooden ship in the world, Georgie Williams offers fresh perspectives on the vital importance of crowdsourcing when carrying out risk assessments and writing policies.

  • Employment Rights Act 2025 - 10 of your key questions answered

    Date:
    17 August 2026

    In our Employment Rights Act 2025 recap webinar, we highlighted key areas from previous sessions on the requirement to provide workers with a statement of the right to join a trade union; the expanded duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment; and aligning probation processes as a result of the reduction of the unfair dismissal qualifying period. Here we tackle 10 key recurring questions that came in during the webinar.

  • HR for HR: Who are today's workers and how can HR support them?

    Date:
    12 August 2026

    In the modern workplace, the idea of a "typical employee" has disappeared. For organisations, adapting to this shift requires more than policy updates - it demands a complete overhaul of how people are supported, managed and trusted. Caroline Green asks HR professionals how employers should rethink their approach to respond to increasingly varied workforce needs.

  • Wage compression: Practical steps to manage its effects

    Date:
    6 August 2026

    Wage compression has shifted from a background reward concern to a strategic risk that employers can no longer afford to ignore. Dean Morley sets out practical steps that organisations can take to address its effects.

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