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- Date:
- 26 February 2026
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
The Employment Rights Act 2025 marks a major shift in unfair dismissal law. From January 2027, the qualifying period will drop from two years to six months - applying retrospectively to employees hired from July 2026 - and the cap on compensatory awards will be removed altogether. Stephen Simpson, principal editor at Brightmine, joins the podcast to break down the changes and share practical steps HR should be taking now to prepare.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide provides an overview of regulated activities involving children and vulnerable adults under the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. It covers what is considered regulated activity, describes key rules and obligations, and highlights exclusions.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide outlines the rules for rehabilitation periods - the length of time after which an individual's conviction becomes "spent" - as set out in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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- Date:
- 13 February 2026
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Updated to detail the number of employment law reforms in the 289 pages of the Employment Rights Act.
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- Type:
- How to
Updated to reflect that restrictions on automated decision-making are removed by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 from 5 February 2026, but that employers must still have safeguards in place.
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- Type:
- FAQs
Updated to reflect that restrictions on automated decision-making are removed by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 from 5 February 2026, but that employers must still have safeguards in place.
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- Type:
- FAQs
Updated to reflect that restrictions on automated decision-making are removed by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 from 5 February 2026, but that employers must still have safeguards in place.
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- Date:
- 16 January 2026
- Type:
- News
The government has dropped plans to make it a mandatory requirement for workers to sign up for digital ID to prove their right to work in the UK.
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- Date:
- 17 December 2025
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Volunteers, agency workers, consultants, students, contractors - are there different requirements to consider when conducting right to work checks for different worker types?
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- Date:
- 17 December 2025
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Conducting right to work checks can be a complicated business, with requirements varying depending on factors such as an employee's immigration status, nationality and start date, and mistakes proving increasingly costly as a result of a Government crackdown on illegal working.