Employment Law Matters

Written Ministerial Statement HCWS158, “Implementing the Employment Rights Act: June 2026 Update”, 30 June 2026: commonsbusiness.parliament.uk/Document/106462/Pdf?subType=Standard Consultation: Make Work Pay: holiday pay compliance and enforcement (opened 30 June 2026, closes 22 September 2026): gov.uk/government/consultations/make-work-pay-holiday-pay-compliance-and-enforcement Government respons...

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/18/contents ICO guidance, How to deal with data protection complaints: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/how-to-deal-with-data-protection-complaints/ Travers Smith, Get ready for the new data protection complaints handling rules: https://www.traverssmith.com/knowledge/knowledge-container/get-ready-for-the-new-data-protect...

Tribunal Statistics Quarterly, January to March 2026 (MoJ, 11 June 2026): https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2026/tribunal-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2026 Darren Newman, “Is the government serious about guaranteed hours?” (Range of Reasonable Responses, 2 June 2026): https://rangeofreasonableresponses.com/2026/06/02/is-the-government...

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism report https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-05-12/national-disgrace-workers-taking-bosses-to-court-forced-to-wait-until-2030 Personnel Today, “Employers respond to King’s Speech 2026” https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/kings-speech-employers-respond-cipd-cbi-commentary/ REC response to the King’s Speech 2026 https://www.rec.uk.com/our-view/policy...

Masterclass tour 2026: https://danielbarnett.com/masterclass HR Inner Circle: https://danielbarnett.com/hr-inner-circle/ Misuse of NDAs consultation (closes 8 July 2026): https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/make-work-pay-misuse-of-non-disclosure-agreements-ndas Lewis Silkin, Government consults on collective redundancy thresholds: https://www.lewissilkin.com/insights/2026/02/27/government-...

Daniel’s MasterClass Tour (Autumn 2026): www.danielbarnett.com/masterclass Fair Work Agency contact page (helpline update, 22 May 2026): https://www.gov.uk/guidance/contact-the-fair-work-agency Work and Pensions Committee Disability at Work proposal — People Management, 22 May 2026: https://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/article/1959113/employers-face-two-week-deadline-disabled-workers-adjustment-requ...

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism report https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026-05-12/national-disgrace-workers-taking-bosses-to-court-forced-to-wait-until-2030 Personnel Today, “Employers respond to King’s Speech 2026” https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/kings-speech-employers-respond-cipd-cbi-commentary/ REC response to the King’s Speech 2026 https://www.rec.uk.com/our-view/policy...

Lewis Silkin “How will the Employment Rights Act 2025 impact M&A?” https://www.lewissilkin.com/insights/2026/05/07/how-will-the-employment-rights-act-2025-impact-ma Linklaters “New rules on the way for NDAs relating to discrimination and harassment”  https://www.linklaters.com/insights/blogs/employmentlinks/2026/april/new-rules-on-the-way-for-ndas-relating-to-discrimination-and-harassment 🎁 F...

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Tribunal User Group Meeting Minutes: https://www.judiciary.uk/courts-and-tribunals/tribunals/employment-tribunal/employment-tribunal-england-wales/national-user-group/ Lewis Silkin, Employment Rights Act timeline : https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/2026/04/15/employment-rights-act-timeline Collyer Bristow, Key Changes in Force from 6 April 2026: https://collyerbristow.com/shorter-reads/emplo...

Join Daniel Barnett’s Employment Rights Act Update Service www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact Backhouse Jones, “Trade Union Workplace Access Code consultation now open” (9 April 2026): https://backhousejones.co.uk/trade-union-workplace-access-code-consultation-now-open-have-your-say/ Lewis Silkin, “What’s in the Employment Rights Act?” (updated March 2026): https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/in...

Law firm articles: - Baker McKenzie, “United Kingdom: April 2026 Increases to Statutory Payments and New Rights”: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2026/04/united-kingdom-april-2026-increases-to-statutory-payments-and-new-rights - Bird & Bird, “UK Employment Rights Act 2025: What’s new from April 2026": https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2026/uk/uk-employment-rights-...

Daniel Barnett’s Employment Rights Act Service: https://www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact SI 2026/323 — ERA 2025 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/323/contents/made Lewis Silkin ERA 2025 tracker (updated 24 March 2026): https://www.lewissilkin.com/insights/2026/03/24/whats-in-the-employment-rig...

ERA Update Service: www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact This Week’s Topics Employment tribunal compensation limits increase – The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2026 raises the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal from £118,223 to £123,543 and the weekly pay limit from £719 to £751, effective 6 April 2026 6 April 2026 changes countdown – Protective award doubling, da...

Key Links: ERA 2025 Revenue Toolkit: https://toolkit.danielbarnett.com ERA Update Service: www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact HR Inner Circle: www.hrinnercircle.co.u k Government sources: FWA Investigatory Powers SI debate (10 March 2026):   https://www.parallelparliament.co.uk/debate/2026-03-10/commons/general-committees/draft-employment-rights-act-2025-investigatory-powers-consequential-a...

Gender pay gap and menopause action plans announcement: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-landmark-gender-pay-gap-and-menopause-action-plans-to-help-women-thrive-at-work Employer guidance (creating action plans): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creating-an-action-plan-guidance-for-employers ERA 2025 factsheets (updated 3 March 2026): https://www.gov.uk/government/pu...

The government published two new ERA 2025 consultations this week. The first - and most significant - seeks views on a new organisation-wide threshold for collective redundancy consultation, with proposed trigger points ranging from 250 to 1,000 redundancies depending on the method chosen. The second consults on protecting workers from detriment for taking part in industrial action. Consultations...

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A weekly update on what’s happening with the Employment Rights Act 2025. Visit www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact for more details. Got a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025? Ask Daniel here - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com          My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk   💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Emp...

A weekly update on what’s happening with the Employment Rights Act 2025. Visit www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact for more details. Got a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025? Ask Daniel here - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com          My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk   💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Emp...

In this episode, Daniel Barnett considers the impact for employers and lawyers on the proposed removal of the cap for the unfair dismissal compensatory award. Important : this episode was recorded before the government’s amendments were considered by the House of Lords, so the content may become out of date if the House of Lords rejects the Commons’ amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. 🎁 FRE...

In this bonus episode, I discuss the grey areas between law and fairness in the world of HR and employment law. 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com         My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk Ask a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.uk Harassment Pack - https://daniel...

In this episode, I discuss the impact of AI in HR.  🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com         My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk Ask a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.uk Harassment Pack - https://danielbarnett.com/harassment/ HR Platinum Policy Package 2024 – ww...

In this bonus episode, I tell you about the Virtual Employment Law Academy , which launches in January 2025. 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com         My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk Ask a question - www.danielbarnett.com/podcastquestion 💎 PRODUCTS, MEMBERSHIPS AND COURSES Join the HR Inner Circle – www.hrinnercircle.co.uk Harassment Pack - https://danielbar...

This episode contains: Nadia Montraghi discussing dismissals for absence Gillian Howard's 60 second top tip Michael Salter on witness familiarisation (part three) This podcast is supported by didlaw Employment Lawyers and HR Inner Circle . 🎁 FREE STUFF Employment law updates – www.danielbarnett.com         My YouTube channel - www.youtubelegal.co.uk Ask a question - www.danielbarnett.com/pod...