Press Release: September 2026 Small business owners across the UK are being urged to act before October 2026, when two separate legal duties around workplace harassment change under the Employment Rights Act 2025. HR consultant, Tara Anstee, who runs ZEST HR in Basingstoke, says that most small employers don’t realise that the changes are distinct […]
Small businesses that dismiss an employee without the right reason, process and paperwork could soon be facing tribunal awards with no upper limit. A major change to employment law is taking effect in January 2027, but it impacts business owners now. Local HR consultant, Tara, is urging business owners across England to take dismissal seriously. […]
An engineering worker was awarded £66,295 plus £1,800 costs after his employer dismissed him for raising concerns about his manager’s competence. The employer thought they had a reasonable case. The tribunal thought otherwise. And, from January 2027, cases like this are about to get a lot more expensive. Here’s what happened and what it means […]
Hired anyone in the last few weeks or planning to hire soon? You need to know about this. From 1 January 2027, the period that an employee can claim they were unfairly dismissed drops from 2 years after being hired to just 6 months. So, even though the rules don’t change until January, it affects […]
The Employment Rights Act introduces significant changes that could affect your contracts, policies and management practices. Our free Employment Rights Act Compliance Health Check is designed to help employers identify potential compliance gaps before they become costly problems. Complete the questionnaire and email it back to us. Tara Anstee will personally review your responses and […]
A local HR expert is warning business owners that a major employment law change coming into force on 1 January 2027 will begin affecting hiring decisions from this summer. Under the new rules, employees hired on or after 1 July 2026 could gain the right to claim unfair dismissal after just six months of service, […]
There’s a big employment law change being enforced on 1 January 2027 that will affect every hire you make on and after 1 July this year. Anyone you hire on or after 1 July 2026 could gain the right to claim unfair dismissal after just six months of service (down from two years). What […]
As a small business, you may feel like you’re at less risk of being taken to an employment tribunal. In our experience, that’s not the case. 1: Small businesses are actually at a higher risk of a tribunal claim because you often manage employee issues informally. That leaves you far more exposed compared to larger […]
