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Tracker: Employment Rights Act
25 Sept 2026The Employment Rights Act will make significant reforms changes to many aspects of employment law.
New duty to inform workers of their right to join a trade union delayed
25 Sept 2026Employers will soon be required to give workers a written statement explaining their right to join a trade union. The Government has now confirmed what the statement must contain and how it must be provided. It expects the duty to come into force between December 2026 and January 2027, rather than in October 2026 as previously indicated.
Government confirms new consultation process and reasonableness test for statutory flexible working requests from autumn 2027
25 Sept 2026Following consultation, the government has confirmed that regulations prescribing a new process for handling flexible working requests, and the new reasonableness test under the Employment Rights Act 2025, will both take effect in autumn 2027.
Government confirms details of new statutory bereavement leave entitlement
23 Sept 2026From April 2027, employees will have a day one right to up to two weeks' bereavement leave, covering a wide range of family relationships, and pregnancy loss before 24 weeks.
Can employees be personally liable for failures to make reasonable adjustments?
23 Sept 2026An employer has the duty to make reasonable adjustments, but an employee whose actions breach that duty may also be personally liable. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that claims against individuals cannot be ruled out simply because the duty rests with the employer.
Employment tribunal time limits will double from three to six months on 1 October 2026
17 Sept 2026From 1 October 2026, claimants will have six months to bring most employment tribunal claims, rather than the current three months.
