Employment Rights Act 2025: The changes every employer must know before April 2026
The biggest overhaul of UK employment law in a generation.
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces major reforms rolling out between April 2026 and 2027 — fundamentally changing how UK businesses hire, manage sickness, handle dismissals and structure contracts.
In this episode of The Citation Podcast, our employment law specialists explain what’s changing, when it’s happening and what you need to do now to prepare.
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Why this matters for your business
We’re in the middle of an 18-month transformation of UK employment law:
- Eight reforms arrive in April 2026
- Nine more follow in October 2026
- Eleven additional changes roll out through 2027
If you wait to prepare, it may already be too late.
Note: If you hire staff after June 2026, they’ll reach six months’ service just as the new unfair dismissal protections go live in January 2027.
What we cover in this episode
- Statutory Sick Pay changes (April 2026)
- The new Fair Work Agency (April 2026)
- Unfair dismissal rights (January 2027)
- Third-party harassment duty (October 2026)
- Zero-hours contract reform (2027)
Who should listen?
This episode is essential for:
- Business owners
- Managing directors
- HR managers
- Operations leads
- Anyone responsible for hiring or managing staff
Particularly small and medium-sized businesses without in-house employment law teams.
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