Keeping your documents current
When a source changes, you hear about it here
Every week we read the pages each duty rests on. If one changes, a person here reads it. If it matters, we say what changed, mark the documents it touches as out of date, and email you. You update them and export again.
We may miss something, and this is not legal advice. Each entry links to its source.
Announced, not yet law
These do not change your documents yet. Dates may move, as the government says itself.
Unfair dismissal after six months
Planned for 1 January 2027
The qualifying period for unfair dismissal falls to six months, and the cap on compensation goes. The date is in regulations; the detail is from the government's timeline.
Employment Rights Act 2025 timeline; SI 2026/559A written statement of the right to join a trade union
Planned for 1 January 2027
Employers are to give workers a statement of their right to join a trade union. The law inserting the duty exists; its start date and the text are still to come from the government.
Employment Rights Act 2025 s.58Consulting staff about tips
Planned for 1 January 2027
Employers with a tipping policy are to consult on it, publish a summary and review it at least every three years. Planned on the government's timeline only so far.
Employment Rights Act 2025 timeline
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When one of these touched your documents, we marked them out of date and told you.
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