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 […]
The 1 July countdown: are you ready for 6-month dismissal rights? If you’re hiring right now, there’s a date you need to have on your radar. Anyone you hire on or before 1 July 2026 will gain unfair dismissal protection on 1 January 2027. Anyone hired after that date will gain it once they’ve been […]
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 […]
