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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect that the doubling of the collective redundancy protective award, under the Employment Rights Act 2025, applies to redundancy dismissals that take effect on or after 6 April 2026. HR teams should audit their collective redundancy processes, and provide relevant staff with refresher training on collective consultation obligations, given the significant financial penalties at stake.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
The Government has granted the Secretary of State new powers, effective from 6 April 2026, to lower the union membership threshold required for recognition applications from 10% to no lower than 2%.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to confirm that this uplift applies to redundancy dismissals that take effect on or after 6 April 2026. This gives HR clarity on exactly when their employer faces the danger of a higher protective award if it gets collective redundancy consultation wrong.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
The Code of practice on picketing has been updated to reflect changes made to picketing requirements under the Employment Rights Act 2025, including the the requirement to appoint a picket supervisor. The code provides guidance on picketing for, among others, employers.
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- Date:
- 4 March 2026
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Are you ready for the trade union-related reforms contained in the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA)? We report on a recent roundtable discussion, organised by Brightmine and HR Grapevine, at which leading employers discussed their strategies to make a success of the new legislation.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
The Government has issued a consultation on the triggers for the new collective redundancy consultation threshold under the Employment Rights Act 2025, which will affect employers making redundancies across multiple sites when the changes come into effect in 2027.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
The Government has confirmed in its response to the consultation on extending protection against detriment for taking industrial action that all detriments will be prohibited. The extended protections will take effect on 30 October 2026.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
The Government has fleshed out the potential options for the organisation-wide triggers for the new collective redundancy consultation threshold under the Employment Rights Act 2025, which will affect employers making redundancies across multiple sites when the changes come into effect in 2027.
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- Date:
- 23 February 2026
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
In the latest part of our series exploring the detail of the Employment Rights Act 2025, we look at changes to industrial action laws and the potential impact on employers. We look separately at the related topic of trade union reforms.
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- Date:
- 23 February 2026
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
In the latest part of our series exploring the detail of the Employment Rights Act 2025, we look at the changes to trade union-related laws and the potential impact on employers. We look separately at the related topic of industrial action ballots.