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The Government has confirmed in its response to the consultation on the duty to inform workers of their right to join a trade union that the introduction of this new duty will be postponed to January 2027. The change was previously expected to come into force on 30 October 2026, when the trade union right of access comes into effect.

The government has published its response to the Make Work Pay: improving access to flexible working consultation confirming that it will proceed with reforms to flexible working under the Employment Rights Act 2025. The changes are intended to make it more likely that reasonable and feasible requests for flexible working are accepted, while preserving employers’ ability to refuse requests where there are genuine operational reasons.

Employers now have access to a new global framework to help them support employees experiencing menstruation and menopause.

Migrant workers who have been victims of modern slavery are to be permitted to work in any occupation for the remaining duration of their visa, following a change to the Skilled Worker visa sponsorship system, it has been announced.

New regulations have been made that bring into force provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) that extend most employment tribunal claim time limits from three to six months. They come into force from 1 October 2026.

The Government has merged the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) to form the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology (DBIST).

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Leading up to the Employment Rights Act 2025, a Peninsula survey found that employers were most concerned about changes to unfair dismissal. These concerns were echoed by Peers.

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