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Upcoming webinar: Employment Rights Act 2025 - Sick pay changes and practical steps to success

Date:

5 March 2026

Sign up for this 60-minute webinar in which HR leader Rochelle Murinas will talk through the changes which are designed to make SSP fairer and more accessible, but also mean businesses need to prepare for the financial and administrative impact.
Podcast: Employment Rights Act 2025 - why HR should review its probationary process before July 2026

Date:

26 February 2026

The Employment Rights Act 2025 marks a major shift in unfair dismissal law. From January 2027, the qualifying period will drop from two years to six months - applying retrospectively to employees hired from July 2026 - and the cap on compensatory awards will be removed altogether. Stephen Simpson, principal editor at Brightmine, joins the podcast to break down the changes and share practical steps HR should be taking now to prepare.
Podcast: Employment Rights Act 2025 - will women in the workplace benefit?

Date:

16 February 2026

Caroline Green, author of The Career Confidence Toolkit for Women, joins the podcast to discuss measures in the Government's Employment Rights Act 2025 - harassment and flexible working reforms, menopause action plans - and set out ways in which employers and employees alike can benefit from the forthcoming legislative changes.
Webinar: Building transparent reward frameworks

Date:

13 February 2026

In this webinar you'll learn how pay grading strengthens fairness, clarifies role value, supports progression, reduces legal and reputational risk, and enhances communication across your organisation.
Podcast: Wellbeing that works - what the research tells us

Date:

29 January 2026

Neurodiversity, menopause, men's health: what are organisations doing - and what should they be doing - to support the wellbeing of their workforces? Brightmine HR data insight analysts Hannah Mason and Vernujaa Nagandiram join the podcast to tell us about their latest research findings.
Webinar: Employment Rights Act 2025 - a user's guide

Date:

22 January 2026

In this webinar, employment law specialist Darren Newman sets out a road map to guide you safely through the implementation of the Act's many different strands - including what to look out for, and what not to forget.
Podcast: HR priorities for 2026 - top tips for a great year

Date:

10 December 2025

Drawing on our latest research data, Brightmine content managers Bar Huberman and Sheila Attwood set out the key priorities for HR and reward professionals in 2026. CEO Scott Walker also joins the podcast to discuss one of the key trends of recent years - AI in the workplace.
Webinar: Setting up for 2026 - HR and reward priorities

Date:

10 December 2025

Brightmine content managers Bar Huberman and Sheila Attwood deep-dive into the key priorities for HR and reward professionals in 2026 and explore the latest Brightmine research data to discover how other organisations are approaching them. They provide expert guidance on practical strategies to navigate the challenges and stay ahead.
Podcast: Employment Rights Bill - preparing for the April 2026 changes

Date:

1 December 2025

Join the Brightmine team as they guide listeners through the Employment Rights Bill's bumpy journey through Parliament and offer practical advice on how HR professionals can prepare for the legislative changes expected to come into force in early 2024.
Webinar: Employment Rights Act 2025 - HR's countdown to April 2026

Date:

26 November 2025

HR professionals must ready themselves for the first big tranche of changes taking place in April 2026. In this webinar, recorded shortly before the Employment Rights Act 2025 passed into law, we explain what these amendments are and what employers can do to prepare for them.

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