Employment Rights Act 2025 Hub
The Employment Rights Act 2025 represents one of the most significant reforms to UK employment law in decades. Here you will find BDBF’s comprehensive collection of practical guidance, in-depth articles, webinars, podcasts and resources to help employees and employers understand the new rights and obligations introduced by the Act and prepare for the upcoming changes.
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Employers liable for harassment of staff by third parties from 30 October 2026
On 30 October 2026, the Equality Act 2010 will be amended to provide that employers must not permit third parties to harass their staff. Employers
Trade unions armed with a new right to access workplaces from 30 October 2026
On 30 October 2026, independent trade unions gain a powerful new right to request access to workplaces for certain purposes and to communicate with an
Government publishes details of new employer duty to provide written statement regarding trade union membership rights
Under the Employment Rights Act 2025 from 1 January 2027 employers will be required to provide a prescribed written statement to new and existing workers
Flexible working: new draft Acas Code of Practice offers more detail on how employers must handle requests from Autumn 2027
Last month we reported on the Government’s detailed plans for reforming the flexible working framework. From Autumn 2027, new rules will prescribe the process that
New consultation launched on employment status reforms
On 14 October 2026, the Government launched a new consultation on proposals for reforming the employment status framework and improving protections for the self-employed. What
Employer duty to prevent sexual harassment: what changes on 30 October 2026?
On 30 October 2026 the duty to prevent sexual harassment will become more onerous for employers who will be required to take all reasonable steps
Government sets out plans for statutory right to bereavement leave from April 2027
The Government has published its response to the Consultation on Leave for Bereavement including Pregnancy loss which ran from 16 October 2025 to 15 January
New flexible working rules to take effect from Autumn 2027
In September 2026, the Government published the response to its consultation on improving access to flexible working. From Autumn 2027, new rules will prescribe that
Extension of Employment Tribunal time limits from 1 October 2026
What is happening? Regulations have been made bringing into force the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 which extend time limits for most employment
What should employers be considering ahead of the introduction of the new unfair dismissal rules on 1 January 2027?
On 1 January 2027, the period of service needed to claim unfair dismissal will be reduced from two years to six months. At the same
BDBF Webinar – Culture wars at work: Navigating employee rights, beliefs and the law
In this 45-minute webinar, BDBF Managing Associate Jamie Barton and Knowledge Lawyer Rose Lim discuss the latest legal developments in an era of rapid social
Government consults on new employment rights for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children
On 9 June 2026, the Department for Business and Trade launched a consultation on potential new employment rights for unpaid carers and parents of seriously