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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.

Latest items in Commentary and insights

  • Employment Rights Act 2025 Hub

    Date:
    26 June 2026

    The Prime Minister has resigned - what does this mean for the future of the Employment Rights Act 2025?

  • The future of flexible working starts with HR

    Date:
    26 June 2026

    Flexible working is reshaping workplace expectations. With further changes due under the Employment Rights Act 2025 next year, Charlotte Wiseman and Olivia Arnold, of leading organisational consultancy Step Inside Group, explore the implications for HR teams, managers and employees, and outline a blueprint of what best practice looks like for organisations.

  • Practical action over performativity: Reforming your Pride efforts

    Date:
    18 June 2026

    This Pride Month, the UK's LGBTQ+ rights ranking has fallen to its lowest point in Western Europe. Gender and sexuality consultant Georgie Williams offers an impassioned and expert view on what employers and individuals can do to move beyond "pinkwashing" and embed meaningful LGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace.

  • Unfair dismissal reforms: Rethinking probationary periods

    Date:
    11 June 2026

    As unfair dismissal protections tighten, many organisations are now rethinking how they operate their probationary periods. We explore how organisations are responding in light of the upcoming changes and what this means for probationary practices.

  • Summer 2026: Eight potential issues for HR

    Date:
    1 June 2026

    HR professionals in the UK face some unique challenges and employment issues in the summer of 2026. These include increased uncertainty over workers' annual leave plans because of world events; public transport disruption leading to attendance issues; and a heatwave meaning that employers should monitor workplace temperatures to ensure that they do not become unreasonable. It is also a World Cup year, which brings its own specific problems around absence, holiday and conduct.

  • Dealing with employee grievances in an AI-enabled world

    Date:
    28 May 2026

    Workplace grievances written with the assistance of generative AI are on the rise, increasing the pressure on HR departments and line managers. Katherine Pope offers guidance to help employers deal fairly and efficiently with lengthy, legal citation-rich documents that sometimes obscure rather than reveal the core issues.

  • Demystifying the EU Pay Transparency Directive for UK employers

    Date:
    20 May 2026

    The EU Pay Transparency Directive introduces a wide range of measures and increases pay transparency and reporting requirements. This guide looks at how the Directive impacts UK employers.

  • Employment Rights Act 2025 trade union law changes - your questions answered

    Date:
    20 May 2026

    The Employment Rights Act 2025 contains many reforms to trade union-related workplace legislation. Employment lawyer and trade union relations specialist Nick Chronias recently presented a Brightmine webinar on the subject. Here he answers some of the questions he didn't have time to address during the session.

  • Beyond the degree: The rise of skills-based hiring

    Date:
    6 May 2026

    As skills shortages persist and roles evolve, employers are rethinking what "qualified" really means. The latest Brightmine research examines the rise of skills-based hiring and how organisations are putting it into practice.

  • The ERA era - the changes implemented so far

    Date:
    1 May 2026

    The Employment Rights Bill, described as "the greatest shift in employment legislation in decades", received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025 and passed into law as the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA). That doesn't mean all the workplace law reforms it contains came into force immediately, however. Here we set out the changes that have been enacted so far - and what HR should do about them.

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