Employment Rights Act

We have collected a variety of resources regarding the Employment Rights Act, to give you the tools you need to hire confidently, stay compliant and build a reliable team that drives success.

Resources

What you need to know about the Employment Rights Act 2025

The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) is now moving from proposals into reality. With the initial changes taking effect on February 18, 2026 and the first big wave expected this month (April 2026), Zoi Pisourika, HR Advisor at Bhayani HR & Employment Law, explains what BII members need to know.

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2026 Apprenticeships: What Employers Need To Know

HIT have highlighted the key changes affecting apprenticeships that you need to be aware of going forward for 2026.

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HR & Employment Law: Employer FAQ

Our HR & Employment Law FAQs bring together answers to the most common questions we are currently receiving from employers.

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Navigating the Employment Rights Bill 2025

Our Trusted Partners, Bhayani Law, have created a series of Employer Action Guides, each focusing on a key reform and providing clear, actionable insights to help employers prepare with confidence.

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Equality Action Plans: Employment Rights Bill

From 2027, larger employers will be required to go beyond gender pay gap reporting and publish detailed equality action plans to show how they are improving gender equality in the workplace.

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Harassment: Employment Rights Bill

From April 2026, the Employment Rights Bill will update it’s laws regarding Harassment. Assess your workplace culture, review harassment policies, and strengthen reporting channels now to prepare for significant upcoming changes to the law.

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Collective Redundancy: Employement Rights Bill

Employers should centralise how they track redundancies, as smaller numbers of dismissals spread across different locations could soon trigger statutory consultation requirements, and the cost of mistakes will rise significantly.

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Fire & Rehire: Employment Rights Bill

Fire and rehire is the term used when an employer ends an employee’s contract and offers them their role back on different terms. Learn what’s changing, when it’s happening and how you can best prepare in advance.

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Family Friendly Reform: Employement Rights Bill

Managers and HR teams should prepare for stronger protections against dismissal for those on family leave, alongside new rights and entitlements that will affect policies and workforce planning.

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Flexible Working: Employment Rights Bill

Read the latest updates regarding flexible work legislation and prepare for stricter rules on handling flexible working requests by reviewing policies, training managers, and promoting a more open approach to flexibility.

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Employment Policies and A Disciplinary Procedure

You can easily find yourself on the losing side of an employment law case, simply because your procedures or paperwork have not been sufficient. To prove you are right, it’s important to document any incident as it happens.

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