Recruitment

New and updated

• Date:

  24 August 2026

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Upcoming webinar: HR's final prep for ERA October 2026 changes

  In this webinar on Wednesday 23 September 2026 at 11am, Brightmine editors Stephen Simpson and Zeba Sayed will outline the final preparations employers need to make for the employment law changes taking effect in October 2026.

• Date:

  17 August 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employment Rights Act 2025 - 10 of your key questions answered

  In our Employment Rights Act 2025 recap webinar, we highlighted key areas from previous sessions on the requirement to provide workers with a statement of the right to join a trade union; the expanded duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment; and aligning probation processes as a result of the reduction of the unfair dismissal qualifying period. Here we tackle 10 key recurring questions that came in during the webinar.

• Type:

  How to

  How to carry out a right to work in the UK check

  Employers will need to carry out right to work checks for workers and independent contractors from 1 October 2026 and could face liability for illegal working in their supply chains. Also from October, certified digital verification service providers will be able to carry out imposter checks on behalf of employers.

• Date:

  14 August 2026

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Webinar: Employment Rights Act 2025 - a recap

  In this webinar, we focus on the changes HR needs to act on now. We bring together insights from three leading experts to revisit the most important developments and their practical implications for employers.

• Type:

  Economic data

  Recruitment

  Updated to include data for July 2026 on the availability and recruitment of permanent and temporary staff from the KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs. Use this data to help understand the state of the labour market. 

• Date:

  12 August 2026

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  HR for HR: Who are today's workers and how can HR support them?

  In the modern workplace, the idea of a "typical employee" has disappeared. For organisations, adapting to this shift requires more than policy updates - it demands a complete overhaul of how people are supported, managed and trusted. Caroline Green asks HR professionals how employers should rethink their approach to respond to increasingly varied workforce needs.

• Type:

  FAQs

  If an employer failed to follow its procedures for employees on probation would a dismissed probationer have any redress?

  The qualifying period for unfair dismissal reduces from two years to six months, where the effective date of termination is on or after 1 January 2027. Employers should take this into account when setting the duration of probationary periods.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Must an employer wait until the end of the probationary period before dismissing an unsatisfactory probationer?

  The qualifying period for unfair dismissal reduces from two years to six months, where the effective date of termination is on or after 1 January 2027. Employers should take this into account when setting the duration of probationary periods.

• Type:

  Training

  Onboarding a new employee - line manager training

  Use this updated training guide to help ensure line managers in your organisation provide a warm welcome to new employees and set them up for success in their new role.

• Date:

  24 July 2026

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  Managing poor performance survey 2026

  Many organisations report that poor performance is acted on too late, after performance issues have persisted and become more challenging to resolve. Our latest research explores how organisations manage poor performance, the outcomes of performance management processes, as well as exploring how HR are preparing for the impact of upcoming changes to the unfair dismissal qualifying period.