Strategic HR
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.
Following the Act finally receiving Royal Assent in December 2025, employment law specialist Darren Newman presented a Brightmine webinar on this multi-pronged piece of legislation in which he tackled questions - some straightforward, some more arcane - submitted by attendees. Here he tackles some of the questions he didn't have time for during the session and revisits key points.
The many individual measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025 apply to all workers, but several directly or indirectly enhance support for women in the workplace. Here, Caroline Green shares insights from interviews with 15 women conducted for her book The Career Confidence Toolkit for Women, alongside perspectives from HR professionals, to explore how women are currently faring at work and how the Act may help drive meaningful improvement.
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.
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?
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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.
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.
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.
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