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06.01.26
Employment Rights Act: What Happens Next and How Employers can prepare
After months of parliamentary debate and repeated amendments, the Employment Rights Bill has now completed its passage through Parliament and received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. It is now formally law as the Employment Rights Act 2025.
09.12.25
Employment Rights Bill: Government U-turn on Day One Unfair Dismissal Rights
The Government has confirmed a significant change to one of the most talked about proposals in the new Employment Rights Bill. Plans to introduce day one protection from unfair dismissal have now been scaled back, with ministers announcing a six month qualifying period instead.
20.11.25
The Employment Rights Bill – it’s about to get real.
Whilst the long awaited, much talked about - Employment Rights Bill (ERB) is currently passing back and forth between the Commons and the Lords pending further amendments and recommendations – UK businesses are leaving nothing to chance.
19.11.25
What This Week’s Employment Rights Bill Delays Mean for Employers
The Parliamentary “ping-pong” over the Employment Rights Bill has continued this week, with several key elements of the legislation once again returned to the House of Commons following further scrutiny by the House of Lords.
29.10.25
Employment Rights Bill: Still Waiting on the Final Word
The highly anticipated debate yesterday in the House of Lords on the Employment Rights Bill did not result in it being passed! The Employment Rights Bill is to return to the House of Commons after the Lords insist on a six-month unfair dismissal qualifying period - not day 1 unfair dismissal rights.
22.10.25
Real Living Wage Rates Set to Rise for 2025–26
The Living Wage Foundation has announced 2025–26 rate increases, with new UK and London pay levels reflecting rising living costs. Learn what’s changing and how it compares to the National Minimum Wage.