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BlogComments invited on bringing parts of Employment Rights Act 2025 into force
Various provisions included in the Employment Rights Act 2025 will need secondary legislation to bring them fully into force. To proceed, the Government has launched two consultations, applying to England, Scotland and Wales, to seek comments on the details in two specific areas.
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BlogChancellor insists that the Government is back on the right path to growth
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, led her Spring Statement in Parliament with four proud statements: inflation is down, borrowing is down, living standards are up and the economy is growing.
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BlogEmployment law changes affecting unions now in force
Among the important changes, dismissal for taking part in protected industrial action is now “automatically unfair”, removing the previous 12-week limit for claiming unfair dismissal and extending it through the whole period of industrial action.
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BlogUnion anger at reports that young workers’ minimum wage rates may be retained
In its election manifesto, Labour promised that it would remove the age bands on the minimum wage rates which currently see a worker aged 21 and over earning £12.21 per hour while an 18-year-old colleague is paid £10 per hour.
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BlogProblems for one in three unemployed adults who want to work
The January 2026 labour market statistics, released by the Office for National Statistics, show that one in three unemployed adults aged between 16–64 want to work (35.7%).
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BlogTrade union changes under ERA 2025 now in force
Described as the most significant reforms of trade union laws in a generation, a number of sections of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) came into force on 18 February 2026, with the Government advising unions to review their internal policies and processes to ensure they are compatible with the new legislation.
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