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The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) Code of Practice on services, public functions and associations has been updated and is now (since 5 August 2026) in force.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released its latest figures on sickness absence rates of workers in the UK for 2025.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released the draft Apprenticeship Funding Rules for 2026 – 2027 that employers in England must follow to get funding for their apprenticeships.

November 2025 saw the publication of the final report of the Keep Britain Working Review. The independent report argued that the country is facing an urgent economic inactivity crisis, driven mostly by ill-health and the barriers disabled people face in the workplace.

Work and Pensions Secretary, Pat McFadden, has announced a new Youth Jobs Grant under which businesses will receive £3000 for every young person they hire aged 18–24 who has been on Universal Credit and is looking for work for six months.

After a recent consultation showed widespread support for requiring firms with 250 or more employees to report on ethnicity and disability pay gaps, the Government has announced that it intends to introduce legislation to make this obligatory.

From September 2027, the first V levels will be available as post-16 learning options, with the Department for Education (DfE) promising that young people will see learning designed around real jobs and the skills employers actually need.

According to a survey, carried out by YouGov for Acas, over one-third of workers (35%) think that their employer is ineffective in training managers to support neurodiversity at work.

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In its Next Steps to Make Work Pay plan, the Government promised to review the implementation of carer’s leave, which was introduced into law in April 2024, and the benefits and impact of making it a paid right

Peter Done gives you an overview of how best to protect your business in November.