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- Date:
- 16 July 2026
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
The Government published an update to its timeline for the implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on 16 July 2026. The updated timeline confirms that changes to harassment legislation and the next phase of trade union reforms will come into force on 30 October 2026. Measures to strengthen tipping law have been pushed back to later in the year.
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- Date:
- 15 July 2026
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
If you were sent to prison, would you know how to rebuild your life? Would you be able to trust in an inclusive, fair and progressive employment system? Georgie Williams considers the first steps employers can take to open their doors to formerly incarcerated workers and be part of the DEI movement towards post-carceral reintegration.
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- Type:
- FAQs
Under s.250 of the Crime and Policing Act 2026, if a senior manager commits a criminal offence while acting within the scope of their actual or apparent authority, the organisation is also liable for the offence...
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- Type:
- Editor's choice
Updated with information concerning the EU Pay Transparency hub
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- Date:
- 30 June 2026
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
In April, the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) introduced significant changes to statutory sick pay (SSP) eligibility. How will these reforms influence employee attitudes to taking sick leave, and how can organisations adapt their processes and culture to achieve the best results? Caroline Green asked HR professionals to share their insights.
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- Date:
- 26 June 2026
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Flexible working is reshaping workplace expectations. With further changes due under the Employment Rights Act 2025 next year, Charlotte Wiseman and Olivia Arnold, of leading organisational consultancy Step Inside Group, explore the implications for HR teams, managers and employees, and outline a blueprint of what best practice looks like for organisations.
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- Date:
- 23 June 2026
- Type:
- News
After Sir Keir Starmer's resignation as Labour Party leader, and an expectation that Andy Burnham will be prime minister within weeks, what would a government led by the former mayor of Manchester mean for employers? With Wes Streeting now backing Andy Burnham, and only a slim possibility that any other Labour MP would garner the backing of 81 colleagues to challenge him, the "King of the North" could be in Number 10 by 17 July.
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- Date:
- 28 May 2026
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
Workplace grievances written with the assistance of generative AI are on the rise, increasing the pressure on HR departments and line managers. Katherine Pope offers guidance to help employers deal fairly and efficiently with lengthy, legal citation-rich documents that sometimes obscure rather than reveal the core issues.
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- Date:
- 19 May 2026
- Type:
- News
While 84% of HR leaders in the UK believe their employees would rate their overall experience at work as 'excellent or good', only 60% of employees actually do. British workers are among the least satisfied among seven countries where employee benefits platform Benifex polled employees.
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- Date:
- 14 May 2026
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Some major changes are coming to the harassment laws in October. Global inequalities specialist - and licensed skipper - Georgie Williams joins the podcast to talk about what it's like to draw up an anti-harassment policy on a ship. What does it mean when you can't "clock off" and go home in the way you can with land-based office jobs? How does this change dynamics? What challenges does this raise?