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• Date:

  18 February 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  April 2026 employment law changes: Six-point checklist for HR

  In April 2026, HR professionals face the challenge of dealing with business-as-usual employment law changes, such as increases in statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay, while also dealing with a raft of major changes introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025. We look at what HR needs to do to meet its employment law obligations this spring.

• Date:

  13 February 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employment Rights Act 2025: 10 key policies employers need to revamp

  Updated to detail the number of employment law reforms in the 289 pages of the Employment Rights Act.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Shared parental leave policy (adoption)

  Updated to reflect the right to take paternity leave after shared parental leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Shared parental leave policy (birth)

  Updated to reflect the right to take paternity leave after shared parental leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee that they have provided insufficient notice to take paternity leave (adoption from overseas)

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee that they have provided insufficient notice to take paternity leave (adoption within UK)

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee that they have provided insufficient notice to take paternity leave (birth)

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee of ineligibility for statutory paternity leave and pay because of insufficient service

  Updated to reflect the right to paternity leave and pay for employees who are subject to the rules prior to the introduction of the day-one right to paternity leave on 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to request for paternity leave confirming leave entitlement (adoption from overseas)

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to request for paternity leave confirming leave entitlement (adoption within UK)

  Updated to reflect the introduction of a day-one right to paternity leave under the Employment Rights Act 2025, effective from 6 April 2026.