Collective employee relations

New and updated

• Date:

  30 July 2025

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Employment Rights Bill - trade unions and workers' rights

  Shantha David, head of legal services at UNISON, joins the podcast to talk about the impact of the Employment Rights Bill on trade union rights, fire and rehire practices and more.

• Date:

  10 July 2025

  Type:

  News

  Ministers loosen fire and rehire proposals in Employment Rights Bill

  Fire and rehire proposals in the Employment Rights Bill are being amended by ministers to offer employers slightly more leeway.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Reform of trade union laws - phase two

  Updated to reflect the publication of the Government's Employment Rights Bill implementation roadmap.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Reform of trade union laws - phase three

  The Employment Rights Bill includes various provisions to reform industrial relations law.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Doubling of collective redundancy protective award

  The Employment Rights Bill provides for the maximum period of the protective award to be doubled from 90 to 180 days.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Trade union recognition

  Updated with information on the Government's implementation timetable for reforms relating to trade union recognition under the Employment Rights Bill.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  The consequences of trade union recognition

  Updated with information on the Government's implementation timetable for reforms relating to the consequences of trade union recognition under the Employment Rights Bill.

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Handling industrial action

  Updated with information on the Government's implementation timetable for reforms relating to industrial action under the Employment Rights Bill.

• Date:

  2 July 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employment Rights Bill implementation roadmap: Key dates for HR

  With the completion of the lengthy House of Lords committee stage on 24 June 2025 and the publication of the Government's implementation roadmap on 1 July 2025, the Employment Rights Bill is becoming an ever more pressing reality for HR departments. What happens next and what is the likely legislative timetable?

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  Extension of collective redundancy consultation threshold

  Updated to reflect the publication of the Government's Employment Rights Bill implementation roadmap.