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The Employment Rights Act 2025: Now Is The Right Time To Review Contracts And Policies

The landscape of employment law in the UK is currently undergoing a significant transformation following the Employment Rights Act 2025 receiving Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.

United Kingdom Employment

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Giambrone & Partners

Buyer Beware: Why The UK Employment Rights Act 2025 Should Be On Every Buyer's Radar

From 1 January 2027, dismissing an employee for refusing to accept changes to core contractual terms known as “restricted variations” covering pay, pensions, working hours and shift patterns...

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

Employment Law Update: What's Changing From 6 April 2026?

From 6 April 2026 employers will face a number of changes to statutory payment rates and employment law compensation limits.

United Kingdom Employment

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Rothera Bray

Consultation Launched On Threshold For Triggering Collective Redundancy Obligations

The Government's consultation for collective redundancy seeks views on the level and methods for the new threshold.

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Employment Rights Act 2025 - Upcoming Changes In 2026 And What Businesses Should Do To Prepare Now

United Kingdom Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

UK Pensions: What’s New This Week? March 30, 2026

United Kingdom Employment

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A&O Shearman

UK: April Changes To Statutory Payment Rates, Compensation Limits And The ERA 2025 Reforms

United Kingdom Employment

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Littler Mendelson

In The Middle Of Implementing Collective Redundancies? Beware Of Ambiguity Over Which Penalties Might Apply

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

ERA 2025 Commencement Regulations, Equality Action Plans, Pay Gap Reporting And Further Consultations

United Kingdom Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What's In The Employment Rights Act?

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

The UK Government Consults On New Collective Consultation Obligations

United Kingdom Employment

WL

Withers LLP

Latest Increases To UK Employment Tribunal Awards And Statutory Payments

United Kingdom Employment

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Withers LLP

Employment Espresso Pods: The Employment Rights Act 2025: Your April 2026 Action List (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employment Rights Act 2025: Government Consults On A New Organisation Wide Threshold For Collective Redundancy Consultation

United Kingdom Employment

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Wrigleys Solicitors

Divorce And Privacy: How Can I Protect My Personal Information? (Video)

United Kingdom Privacy

WL

Withers LLP

Pensions Playbook: Investing In The UK (Podcast)

United Kingdom Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Tech Predictions For 2026: The Year Ahead Promises To Be Anything But Predictable

United Kingdom Technology

LS

Lewis Silkin

What Does A Typical Day Look Like For A Case Manager, When Working With CoP Clients? (Video)

United Kingdom Law Performance

AG

Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP

Nottingham Attacks Inquiry Begins (Video)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Rothera Bray

Employment Update March 2026

Crispin Odey, founder of hedge fund Odey Asset Management, is in the news again as he seeks to overturn penalties imposed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

United Kingdom Employment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

The Law Commission's Recommendations On Bringing The Law On Inheritance Into The Modern Era

A will is one of the most important documents most people will ever draft. However, the law relating to wills remains practically the same as when the Wills Act 1837 was drafted nearly two hundred years ago...

United Kingdom Family

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Giambrone & Partners

Employment Law Changes In April 2026

It’s that time of year when employment law changes traditionally take effect, and this year we’re expecting more than usual thanks to the introduction of the Employment Rights Act 2025.

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Employment Espresso Pods (Podcast)

In this second part of our podcast on the Employment Rights Act 2025 reforms coming into force in April 2026, Jenny Andrews and Sian McKinley, both Of Counsel, together with Knowledge Counsel Anna Henderson...

United Kingdom Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK Collective Redundancy Reform: Widening The Consultation Net

United Kingdom Employment

AO

A&O Shearman

What's In The Employment Rights Act?

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Paternity Leave For A Bereaved Partner – BPPL

United Kingdom Employment

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didlaw

Government Consults On Collective Redundancy Thresholds

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

In Force From April 2026: Changes To Collective Redundancy, Paternity And Parental Leave, SSP And Whistleblowing Reforms

United Kingdom Employment

WL

Withers LLP

Key Changes To Employment Laws Under The New UK Employment Rights Act 2025

United Kingdom Employment

JD

Jones Day

Collective Redundancies

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

When Must Employers Consult Collectively On Redundancy And Change Of Terms Dismissals?

United Kingdom Employment

WS

Wrigleys Solicitors

Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Changes From April 2026

United Kingdom Employment

RB

Rothera Bray

Unfair Dismissal Under The Employment Rights Bill

United Kingdom Employment

BL

Buckles Law

Collective Redundancies

Most employers are aware of the procedures that have to be followed when making someone redundant (or their job, to be more precise). If you'd like a reminder, see our Inbrief on Redundancy.

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

When Must Employers Consult Collectively On Redundancy And Change Of Terms Dismissals?

The case of Micro Focus Ltd v Mildenhall highlights how Tribunals should determine whether redundancies are ‘proposed' and therefore subject to the duty to collectively consult.

United Kingdom Employment

WS

Wrigleys Solicitors

Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Changes From April 2026

The much-debated Employment Rights Act 2025 finally passed in December 2025, and a number of employment law changes are expected over the next two years.

United Kingdom Employment

RB

Rothera Bray

Unfair Dismissal Under The Employment Rights Bill

The Employment Rights Bill marks one of the most significant recalibrations of workplace law in recent memory.

United Kingdom Employment

BL

Buckles Law

What's New In Employment Law: February 2026

United Kingdom Employment

WB

Womble Bond Dickinson

EAT Rules On Trigger For Collective Redundancy Consultation

The EAT has ruled that first instance tribunals have been wrong to interpret a judgment of the European Court of Justice on EU law as impacting the trigger...

United Kingdom Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Decision Gives Leeway To Employers On Collective Redundancies

In some rare good news for employers, a new Employment Appeal Tribunal decision says that employers do not have to take into account past dismissals...

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

UK Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Reforms, Timeline, And Practical Considerations For Employers

The UK's Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA), which received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025, introduces wide-ranging reforms to UK employment law.

United Kingdom Employment

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Major Reforms For UK Employment Law: ERA 2025

The UK Employment Rights Act 2025 (the "ERA 2025") has now received Royal Assent.

United Kingdom Employment

PR

Proskauer Rose LLP

Employment Rights Act– What Does It Mean For Employers?

United Kingdom Employment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Navigating The New European Works Council Directive: Essential Insights For Multinational Employers (Update)

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Employment Winter Newsletter 2025

United Kingdom Employment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Employment Rights Bill: Where Has It Landed?

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Employment Rights Act Timeline

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Unfair Dismissal Rights: What Employers Need To Know As The Government Moves To A Six-month Qualifying Period

United Kingdom Employment

BL

Buckles Law

Post-termination Rights And Share Options

United Kingdom Employment

BL

Buckles Law

United Kingdom: Employment – 2025 Highlights And 2026 Outlook

United Kingdom Employment

MB

Mayer Brown

Keeping Redundancy Fair When AI Is At The Table

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Employment: To The Point (November 2025)

Worldwide Employment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Enhanced Maternity Protection - What Do We Know?

United Kingdom Employment

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

The Rising Tactical Use Of Workplace Data Subject Access Requests

United Kingdom Employment

LS

Lewis Silkin

Employment Rights Bill Sent Back To The Commons Yet Again; ACAS Early Conciliation Period Extended; Digital Collective Redundancy Notification

United Kingdom Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Employment Update November 2025

United Kingdom Employment

TS

Travers Smith LLP

Legal And Operational Implications Of Reducing Assistant Headteacher Positions

United Kingdom Employment

BJ

Browne Jacobson

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Tees Law

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Waterfront Solicitors LLP

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Gowling WLG

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