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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to include the proposed rate of statutory sick pay for 2026/2027.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
The rate of statutory sick pay increases from £118.75 to £123.25 per week.
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- Date:
- 28 November 2025
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- News
The proposed 2026-27 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have now been published by the government.
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- Date:
- 5 November 2025
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
In the latest part of our series exploring the detail of the Employment Rights Bill, we look at the expansion of eligibility for statutory sick pay and the potential impact on employers.
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- Date:
- 8 October 2025
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
The Employment Rights Bill packs an imposing number of employment law reforms into its 330 pages. With Royal Assent imminent, we outline the key policies that you will need to update.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to reflect the publication of the Government's Employment Rights Bill implementation roadmap.
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- Date:
- 4 June 2025
- Type:
- News
More than 100 companies in the facilities management sector have warned of 'deep concerns' and 'unintended consequences' of the Employment Rights Bill.
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- Date:
- 24 April 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
Absence rates indicate the health and wellbeing of your workforce, and collecting data on sickness leave can help to identify areas with high absence within your organisation. In this report, understand how your organisation's absence rates compare to others and hear from HR professionals on topics including initiatives to minimise absence and working with line managers to effectively manage the absence process.
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- Date:
- 24 April 2025
- Type:
- Survey analysis
Many organisations opt to provide sick pay that exceeds the statutory minimum as a benefit for employees. This Brightmine research report outlines the standard rates and eligibility requirements for enhanced occupational sick pay schemes, allowing you to see how your organisation compares.
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- Date:
- 24 March 2025
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
While the introduction of neonatal care leave and pay is the key change for HR professionals to get to grips with, there are other employment law changes in April 2025. These include increases to the national minimum wage rates; a rise in statutory redundancy pay; and the uprating of statutory sick pay and family-related pay.