UK Employment Rights Bill Podcast

In the latest episode of our Employment Rights Act 2025 series, Nick Howard and Ben Wright explore the changes coming into force in October 2026 and, crucially, what employers should be doing now to prepare.

Changing jobs could soon become easier for employees who have, or are about to have, children, as proposals are now in place to remove the minimum service level requirements for parental leave. In this episode, Ben Wright and Joanna MacKenzie discuss potential changes to family friendly rights, as outlined in the UK Employment Rights bill, and look at a likely timeline for these changes to come in...

This episode focuses on changes proposed in the UK Employment Rights Bill regarding statutory sick pay (SSP). Lauren Piesley and  Fiona Campbell discuss the proposed changes and what they mean for businesses.

In this episode of the series the team look at the key proposals set out in the bill which look at harassment protections as well as equality in the workplace.

Nick Howard and Ben Wright discuss the proposal to make unfair dismissal a day one right for employees.

Fiona Campbell & Lauren Piesley explore the proposed changes in the UK Employment Rights Bill regarding the allocation of tips.

In the first of this new series exploring the UK Employment Rights Bill, Paul Griffin, Head of Employment and Labour for EMEA is joined by Associate Emily Bailey to explore the issue around 'Fire and Rehire', an area which has drawn significant attention lately.

In this Episode Fiona Campbell and Lauren Piesley look at the changes proposed in the bill to undertaking collective consultation.

In this episode Partner Catrina Smith is joined by Amanda Sanders, Knowledge Director to focus on the proposals relating to trade unions and industrial action.