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- Date:
- 18 February 2026
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- News
A number of changes to trade union regulations come into force today (18 February) as part of the Employment Rights Act 2025.
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- Contract clauses
Updated to reflect that public-sector employers no longer have to publish facility time under changes brought in by the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 18 February 2026.
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- FAQs
Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Act 2025 removes the 12-week limit, so dismissal for taking part in lawful industrial action is automatically unfair no matter how long the strike lasts.
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- How to
Updated to reflect the removal of the 12-week period for automatic protection from unfair dismissal for taking part in industrial action. Under Employment Rights Act 2025 provisions in force from 18 February 2026, relevant dismissals will be automatically unfair no matter how long a strike lasts.
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- How to
Updated to reflect that public-sector employers no longer have to publish facility time, under changes brought in by the Employment Rights Act 2025 from 18 February 2026; and that employers will have a duty to provide facilities to union representatives and time off for union equality representatives in measures expected to come into force in October 2026.
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- Legal timetable
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces measures to extend and strengthen blacklisting protections.
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- Legal timetable
Updated to reflect the Government's timeline update for the Employment Rights Act 2025, published 3 February 2026.
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- Legal timetable
The Government proposes to allow the use of electronic balloting (rather than only postal or workplace balloting) for trade union recognition and derecognition ballots.
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- Employment law guide
This guide summarises the law preventing blacklisting of workers from employment because of their current or past trade union membership or activities. The guide also covers the prohibition on offering inducements to prevent workers from joining a union or taking part in trade union-related activities.
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- Employment law guide
This guide sets out the collective bargaining process of negotiation between representatives of trade unions and employers in respect of employees' terms and conditions such as pay, hours of work and working conditions. The guide also summaries collective agreements, which are agreements between trade unions (acting on behalf of workers) and employers or groups of employers covering matters such as pay, hours of work and working conditions.