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The UK Government Responds To Consultation On Trade Union Access Rights
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces significant new rights for trade unions to access UK workplaces, affecting all employers with 21 or more workers. With implementation set for October 2026, the Government has published updated statutory codes of practice following consultation feedback, clarifying how access requests should be made, negotiated, and implemented. Employers should prepare for these changes as the Government aims to facilitate increased union membership and activity across UK workplaces
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Withers LLP
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Revised ERA 2025 Confirms That 'Fire And Rehire' Restrictions Are Likely To Take Effect On 1 January 2027
The UK Government has published plans to implement significant restrictions on 'fire and rehire' practices under the Employment Rights Act 2025, with measures expected to take effect on 1 January 2027. These changes will make it automatically unfair to dismiss employees who refuse certain contract variations related to pay, hours, holiday and pension, fundamentally altering employers' ability to force through contractual amendments.
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Withers LLP
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The UK Government Consults On Enforcement Of Statutory Holiday Pay By New Fair Work Agency
The UK government has launched a consultation on how the Fair Work Agency will enforce statutory holiday pay compliance from 2027, proposing a supportive approach that prioritizes employer guidance over immediate penalties. The consultation explores critical questions around enforcement scope, penalty structures, and whether to focus resources on protecting lower-paid and vulnerable workers through targeted compliance measures.
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Withers LLP
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The UK Government Responds To Consultation On Trade Union Access Rights
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces significant new rights for trade unions to access UK workplaces, affecting all employers with 21 or more workers. With implementation set for October 2026, the Government has published updated statutory codes of practice following consultation feedback, clarifying how access requests should be made, negotiated, and implemented. Employers should prepare for these changes as the Government aims to facilitate increased union membership and activity across UK workplaces
United Kingdom Employment
WL
Withers LLP
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Revised ERA 2025 Confirms That 'Fire And Rehire' Restrictions Are Likely To Take Effect On 1 January 2027
The UK Government has published plans to implement significant restrictions on 'fire and rehire' practices under the Employment Rights Act 2025, with measures expected to take effect on 1 January 2027. These changes will make it automatically unfair to dismiss employees who refuse certain contract variations related to pay, hours, holiday and pension, fundamentally altering employers' ability to force through contractual amendments.
United Kingdom Employment
WL
Withers LLP
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What’s In The Employment Rights Act?
The Employment Rights Act introduces sweeping changes to UK employment law, from reducing unfair dismissal qualifying periods to strengthening trade union rights and banning exploitative practices. This comprehensive dashboard breaks down each reform by topic, clarifying current legal positions and what they will become under the Act. With implementation dates ranging from April 2026 through 2027, employers face a transformative period requiring careful preparation across multiple areas of workforce managem
United Kingdom Employment
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Lewis Silkin
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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

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What’s In The Employment Rights Act?
The Employment Rights Act introduces sweeping changes to UK employment law, from reducing unfair dismissal qualifying periods to strengthening trade union rights and banning exploitative practices. This comprehensive dashboard breaks down each reform by topic, clarifying current legal positions and what they will become under the Act. With implementation dates ranging from April 2026 through 2027, employers face a transformative period requiring careful preparation across multiple areas of workforce managem
United Kingdom Employment
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Lewis Silkin
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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

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UK Pensions: What’s New This Week?— July 20, 2026
The UK government has released a comprehensive update to its pensions roadmap, revising key implementation timelines for the Pension Schemes Act 2026 and introducing new frameworks for Value for Money assessments, scale requirements, and guided retirement provisions. HMRC has also updated critical guidance on VAT recovery for pension scheme expenditure, while new regulations clarify inheritance tax information-sharing duties and authorize direct surplus payments to members.
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A&O Shearman
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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

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Revised ERA 2025 Confirms That 'Fire And Rehire' Restrictions Are Likely To Take Effect On 1 January 2027
The UK Government has published plans to implement significant restrictions on 'fire and rehire' practices under the Employment Rights Act 2025, with measures expected to take effect on 1 January 2027. These changes will make it automatically unfair to dismiss employees who refuse certain contract variations related to pay, hours, holiday and pension, fundamentally altering employers' ability to force through contractual amendments.
United Kingdom Employment
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Withers LLP
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