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  • On your radar - Employment Rights Act 2025 updates and HR mythbusting

    Date:
    23 January 2026

    This is 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, as well as how you can start preparing for upcoming changes.

  • Beyond metrics: Rethinking how we measure high performance

    Date:
    7 January 2026

    As you set objectives for the coming year, seize the opportunity to move beyond traditional checklists and redefine high performance for your teams. By widening your lens, you lay the groundwork for a more innovative and resilient organisation in the months to come.

  • Employment Rights Act 2025 implementation timetable: What Royal Assent means for HR

    Date:
    18 December 2025

    The progress of the Employment Rights Bill through Parliament to get Royal Assent and become the Employment Rights Act 2025 has taken longer than expected. What caused the delays, what happens next, what are the potential implications for HR of the delays, and what is Brightmine doing to support HR to prepare for implementation?

  • Top HR priorities for 2026

    Date:
    5 December 2025

    From navigating major employment law reforms to boosting line manager capability, our latest HR departments research reveals the initiatives that will define HR strategy in the year ahead.

  • Inside HR: What drives, challenges and divides the profession?

    Date:
    4 December 2025

    What does it feel like to work in HR today? We share insights from HR professionals across all levels, highlighting the realities of the job and what makes a role in HR rewarding.

  • Who faces the greatest challenges from the Employment Rights Act 2025 - and how can HR help?

    Date:
    27 November 2025

    As the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 start to come into force, all organisations will need to adapt. But certain sectors and business types, such as SMEs, those with fluid or casual workforces and unionised environments, face the steepest learning curves.

  • Making sense of the Employment Rights Act 2025: A day in the life of an HR consultancy

    Date:
    20 November 2025

    Current legislation provides employees with a wide range of protections, and many small, owner-managed businesses already feel overwhelmed by their obligations, especially when they operate without an internal HR function. How can these organisations prepare effectively for the Employment Rights Act 2025? Rochelle Murinas, managing director of HR consultancy DJH People and HR Limited, explores the role of HR consultancies and the challenges they are hearing about.

  • The Employment Rights Act 2025 is finally here - are you ready?

    Date:
    13 November 2025

    In the run-up to the Employment Rights Bill receiving Royal Assent and becoming the Employment Rights Act 2025, Caroline Green talked to a group of HR professionals from a variety of sectors, including HE and adult learning, transport, real estate, law and consultancy, to find out how organisations were feeling about it and to suggest some next steps of how to prepare for the legislation's different strands.

  • HR for HR: How to build strong relationships to deal with the Employment Rights Act 2025

    Date:
    10 September 2025

    A vast amount of work is about to land on HR's desk as the Employment Rights Act 2025 takes effect, and building strong relationships across the organisation is going to be key to implementing the legislation's various strands. Caroline Green asked a group of senior HR professionals for their top tips on creating bonds and influencing key stakeholders.

  • HR for HR: Do senior HR professionals actually "call the shots"?

    Date:
    21 August 2025

    Senior HR professionals hold influential positions within organisations, shaping culture, guiding talent and contributing to business strategy. But do they actually "call the shots" when it comes to organisational direction, or are they just there to carry out orders?

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