Practical guidance and compliance tools for UK employers. Updated for the Employment Rights Act 2025.
New employment rights took effect April 2026. Is your business compliant?
Practical guides covering every area of UK employment law.
Everything you need to know about the Employment Rights Act 2025. Phased rollout from April 2026 with major changes to dismissal, leave, and pay.
New restrictions on zero hours contracts are coming in autumn 2026. Understand your obligations and what changes you need to make.
Flexible working becomes a stronger default right in 2026. How to handle requests, what you can refuse, and how to update your policies.
Day one unfair dismissal rights arrive in 2027. Understand the new rules for probationary periods, fair procedures, and redundancy.
SSP from day one took effect April 2026. No more 3-day waiting period. What this means for your payroll, policies, and absence management.
Right to work checks, employment contracts, and onboarding compliance. Get new starters set up correctly from day one.
Upload your employment contract, handbook, or policies. Get back a red/amber/green gap analysis against ERA 2025 requirements, with draft replacement clauses in plain English.
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Critical gaps
Missing SSP day one policy, no ERA 2025 clause in contracts
Needs updating
Flexible working policy references old request process
Compliant
Right to work checks, holiday pay calculation, TUPE process
Updated for the Employment Rights Act 2025.
From 6 April 2026, the maximum protective award for failing to consult properly during collective redundancy doubled from 90 to 180 days' pay per employee. Here is what that means for your business and how to stay on the right side of the rules.
The unfair dismissal qualifying period is being cut from two years to six months from January 2027. Here is what that means for how you hire, manage, and dismiss staff.
A step-by-step guide to running a fair disciplinary process in the UK. Follow the ACAS Code, document everything, and significantly reduce your tribunal risk.
UK law requires a written statement of employment particulars from day one. This checklist covers every item you must include, plus what the Employment Rights Act 2025 changes.
The Employment Rights Act 2025 is the biggest change to UK employment law in a generation. This guide covers every change, when it takes effect, and what you need to do as an employer.
The Employment Rights Act 2025 restricts fire and rehire from January 2027. Here is what the practice is, why the rules are changing, and what you can do to change employment terms lawfully.
Every employee can request flexible working from day one. The Employment Rights Act 2025 is raising the bar on how employers must respond. This guide covers the current rules, what is changing, the 8 reasons to refuse, and how to build a compliant policy.
UK holiday pay rules are more complex than most employers realise. This guide covers statutory entitlement, how to calculate holiday pay for different worker types, and what the 2024 and 2026 changes mean.
Everything UK employers need to know about maternity leave: entitlement, pay, keeping in touch, returning to work, and the protections that apply throughout.
From 6 April 2026, paternity leave becomes a day one right. The 26-week qualifying period is gone, the notice requirement has been cut, and new bereaved partner rules apply. Here is what every employer needs to know.
With unfair dismissal rights kicking in at six months from January 2027, your probationary period process becomes your main legal protection. Here is how to design it properly.
A step-by-step guide to running a fair redundancy process in the UK, updated for 2026 including the doubled protective award for collective redundancies.
Every employer in the UK must check that employees have the right to work before they start. This guide covers who you must check, which documents are acceptable, and how to do an online check.
From October 2026, employers must take 'all reasonable steps' to prevent sexual harassment, including harassment by third parties. Here is what that means and what you need to put in place.
From 6 April 2026, Statutory Sick Pay is paid from the first day of absence. No more waiting period. No more lower earnings threshold. Here is exactly what changed, who is now eligible, and what you need to update.
The Employment Rights Act 2025 significantly strengthens trade union rights. This guide covers what changed, when, and what employers need to do to stay compliant.
TUPE protects employees when a business or service changes hands. This guide explains when TUPE applies, what your obligations are as the incoming or outgoing employer, and the most common mistakes.
Zero hours contracts are still legal in the UK, but the rules are changing. The Employment Rights Act 2025 will give workers the right to request guaranteed hours. Here is what is changing, when, and what employers should do now.
A practical checklist covering every change taking effect April 2026. No fluff, no legal jargon. Just the steps your business needs to take.
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