Business Travel to UK: Stricter Rules from 25 February 2026
UK immigration status has always been relevant to employers, but from February 2026 it becomes a live operational risk for organisations with internationally-mobile staff. Expanded carrier checks mean immigration status is now being tested earlier and more rigidly, often before an employee even begins their journey to the UK. For employers, the consequence could be […]
Fire and Rehire Under Consultation: What HR Teams Need to Know
The Government has launched a consultation on how the new fire and rehire protections under the Employment Rights Act 2025 should apply to employment expenses, benefits and shift patterns. While the provisions are not yet in force, the fire and rehire consultation signals a significant shift in how contractual change will need to be handled […]
Digital Right to Work Failures Exposed in Home Office Audits
For HR teams, right to work compliance has entered a different phase. The move to digital immigration status has changed not only how checks are carried out, but how failures are assessed when the Home Office reviews an employer’s processes. Although the underlying rules have not changed, HR functions are now operating in an environment […]
Revised Employment Rights Act Timeline Published
The Government has confirmed a revised implementation timetable for the Employment Rights Act 2025 under its ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’. The update replaces the previous July 2025 roadmap and resets several dates that HR teams may already have built into policy reviews, training programmes and workforce planning. What has changed is the order in […]
UK Minimum Wage & Statutory Pay Changes 2026
From April 2026, changes to the UK National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage will take effect, bringing higher statutory pay floors and renewed enforcement focus. For employers, HR professionals and payroll teams, the changes will necessitate careful review of pay structures, working time calculations and payroll processes to avoid inadvertent underpayment. This guide sets […]
Employer NI Changes from April 2026
Two separate National Insurance developments were confirmed in early 2026 and are relevant for employers, HR teams and anyone with responsibility for payroll and reward structures. The first is the annual re-rating of National Insurance contributions, which takes effect from April 2026 and applies to day-to-day NIC calculations. The second is a reform to pension […]
Employment Rights Act 2025: HR Guide 2026
The Employment Rights Act 2025 is reshaping how risk arises across the employment lifecycle and where responsibility sits for managing that risk inside organisations. For HR professionals and people leaders, the Act will have the effect of exposing their organisation’s to employment risks earlier and, with a wider group of individuals qualifying for protection, the […]
Beyond the Visa: Supporting Workers Applying for Settlement & Citizenship
For many employers, immigration risk may appear to peak at the point of sponsorship. Licence compliance, salary thresholds and reporting duties take priority, while the long-term trajectory of the worker’s status receives far less attention. Once sponsorship falls away, the assumption is often that immigration ceases to be a live issue. In practice, the transition […]
Zero-Hours Working Rules 2026: What HR Teams Need to Know
The Employment Rights Act 2025 has started to bite earlier than many HR teams expected. One of the first changes to take effect, from 6 January 2026, directly affects how zero-hours working is structured, managed and policed inside organisations. For HR professionals, this is not simply a contract update exercise. It is a shift in […]
Preparing for April 2026: ERA 2025 Changes
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces a phased programme of reform, but April 2026 is the point at which HR teams begin to feel the operational impact most directly. While later changes, including reforms to unfair dismissal qualifying service, have attracted political attention, the April 2026 measures reshape how absence, enforcement, consultation, leave and employee […]