{"id":18337,"date":"2026-03-17T16:36:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/?page_id=18337"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T08:42:49","slug":"employment-rights-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/employment-rights-act\/","title":{"rendered":"The Employment Rights Act 2025: Preparing for change"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18337\" class=\"elementor elementor-18337\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c21fed0 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c21fed0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Employment Rights Act 2025 (<b>ERA<\/b>) represents the most significant overhaul of UK employment law in a generation. Its overall impact is to rebalance risk and flexibility in favour of workers, materially increasing employer financial exposure, compliance obligations and litigation risk. The changes will be phased in during 2026\u20132027.<\/p><p>Click&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2026\/03\/A31971_Revised_timetable_for_IER_Act_2025_Slipsheet_V4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>&nbsp;for the implementation timetable.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f0b780 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"4f0b780\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc13248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc13248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf09fca elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"bf09fca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2001\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2001\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The legal framework\u200b<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2001\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2001\"><p>Unfair dismissal: Earlier access to rights, significantly higher risk and financial exposure<\/p><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">What changes?<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>The qualifying period for ordinary unfair dismissal will reduce from two years to six months (expected 1 January 2027).<\/li><li>The statutory caps on compensatory awards for unfair dismissal will be removed entirely.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">Impact:<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>A substantial expansion of the protected workforce (estimated at over 6 million additional employees).<\/li><li>Much greater financial exposure in dismissal claims, particularly for higher earners and those with poor re\u2011employment prospects.<\/li><li>Increased pressure on probation management, documentation and early\u2011stage performance handling.<\/li><li>Expected\u00a0increase in tribunal activity, with knock\u2011on effects for dispute resolution strategy.<\/li><\/ul><p>Day\u2011one and expanded family &amp; sickness rights<\/p><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">What changes (from April 2026)?<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) payable from day one, with the Lower Earnings Limit removed.<\/li><li>Day\u2011one rights to paternity leave and unpaid parental leave.<\/li><li>New and extended bereavement leave, including for early pregnancy loss.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">Impact:<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>Increased cost and administrative burden, particularly for lower\u2011paid and short\u2011service workforces.<\/li><li>Need\u00a0to update contracts, policies and payroll systems.<\/li><li>Greater\u00a0risk of discrimination and detriment claims linked to absence and leave handling.<\/li><\/ul><p>Zero\u2011 and low\u2011hours work: Reduced flexibility for employers<\/p><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">What changes (largely from 2027, subject to regulations)?<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>New rights for qualifying workers to:<br \/><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"circle\"><li>Guaranteed hours contracts reflecting actual working patterns.<\/li><li>Advance\u00a0notice of shifts.<\/li><li>Compensation for cancelled or curtailed shifts.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">Impact:<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>A fundamental shift away from &#8216;one\u2011sided flexibility&#8217;.<\/li><li>Increased cost certainty for workers, but reduced operational agility for employers particularly in sectors such as hospitality, retail and social care.<\/li><li>Likely\u00a0need for workforce model redesign and closer monitoring of working patterns.<\/li><\/ul><p>Collective redundancies: Higher stakes and wider triggers<\/p><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">What changes?<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>The\u00a0maximum protective award for failure to consult will double from 90 to 180 days\u2019 pay (April 2026).<\/li><li>A\u00a0 new organisation\u2011wide redundancy trigger is proposed (details subject to consultation and regulations).<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">Impact:<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>Significantly increased financial exposure in collective redundancy consultation failures.<\/li><li>Greater complexity for large or multi\u2011site employers, particularly during\u00a0restructures.<\/li><li>Heightened\u00a0importance of early legal input and consultation planning.<\/li><\/ul><p>Fire and rehire: Stronger statutory restrictions<\/p><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">What changes?<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>ERA introduces statutory limits on &#8216;fire and rehire&#8217; practices, with dismissals\u00a0potentially becoming automatically unfair where statutory conditions are not met (expected Jan 2027).<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">Impact:<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>Employers will face narrower scope to impose contractual change through dismissal.<\/li><li>Greater reliance on collective consultation, incentives and negotiated variation.<\/li><li>Increased litigation risk where business change is poorly evidenced.<\/li><\/ul><p>Harassment, non-disclosure agreements and whistleblowing<\/p><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">What changes?<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>Employers must take &#8216;all reasonable steps&#8217; to prevent sexual harassment, including\u00a0by third parties.<\/li><li>NDAs preventing disclosure of harassment or discrimination will be void (with limited exceptions).<\/li><li>Complaints of sexual harassment become qualifying disclosures for whistleblowing protection.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Impact:<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>Higher expectations around training, culture and preventative measures.<\/li><li>Reduced utility of NDAs in resolving disputes.<\/li><li>Increased risk of uncapped whistleblowing detriment claims.<\/li><\/ul><p>Trade unions and industrial action<\/p><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">What changes?<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>Repeal of much of the Trade Union Act 2016.<\/li><li>Simplified balloting, longer mandates and enhanced protections against dismissal for industrial action.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">Impact:<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>Lower barriers to lawful industrial action.<\/li><li>Stronger union leverage in negotiations, particularly in unionised or public\u2011facing\u00a0sectors.<\/li><\/ul><div><p>Enforcement: A shift towards proactive regulation<\/p><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">What changes?<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>Creation of a new Fair Work Agency, consolidating enforcement of rights such as minimum wage, SSP and holiday pay.<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"text-indent: 18.0pt\">Impact:<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>Greater\u00a0likelihood of proactive enforcement, not just individual claims.<\/li><li>Increased\u00a0importance of compliance audits and governance.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2002\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2002\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">A challenge for business\u200b<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2002\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2002\"><p>Overall impact \u2013 Key takeaways<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm\" type=\"disc\"><li>The ERA significantly increases employer legal and financial risk, particularly around dismissals and restructuring.<\/li><li>It front\u2011loads employment protection, reducing the value of short service as a risk buffer.<\/li><li>Many of the most consequential changes depend on secondary legislation, meaning uncertainty remains through 2026.<\/li><li>For employers, the ERA shifts the focus from reactive defence to preventative HR and legal strategy.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2003\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2003\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Useful links<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2003\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2003\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/ukpga\/2025\/36\"><b>Employment Rights Act 2025<\/b><\/a><b><\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family: 'Aptos',sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/implementing-the-plan-to-make-work-pay-and-employment-rights-act\/plan-to-make-work-pay-and-employment-rights-act-timeline-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plan to Make Work Pay and Employment Rights Act: timeline update<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aef51b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aef51b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architecture-with-spherical-shapes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architecture-with-spherical-shapes.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architecture-with-spherical-shapes-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/04\/15\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>15 April 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Government publishes consultation on regulation of non-disclosure agreements<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18360 post-18360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-era-consultations category-era-latest-news tag-access-agreements tag-employment-rights-act tag-trade-union\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architectural-close-up.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architectural-close-up.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architectural-close-up-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/04\/09\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>9 April 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Response to consultation on strengthening trade unions&#8217; rights of access to the workplace<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18357 post-18357 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-era-insights category-era-latest-news tag-annual-leave tag-employment-rights-act tag-holiday tag-holiday-pay\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-white-structure.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-white-structure.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-white-structure-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/04\/08\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>8 April 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Duty to keep holiday records means new legal risks for employers<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18355 post-18355 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-era-latest-news tag-employment-rights-act\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-building-with-glass-windows-and-blue-sky.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-building-with-glass-windows-and-blue-sky.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-building-with-glass-windows-and-blue-sky-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/03\/31\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>31 March 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: April changes coming into force<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18342 post-18342 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-employment category-era-insights category-era-latest-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-harassment tag-non-disclosure-agreements tag-sexual-harassment tag-whistleblowing\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-reflective-buildings.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-reflective-buildings.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-reflective-buildings-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/03\/17\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>17 March 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: New harassment measures extend protections for employees<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18338 post-18338 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-employment category-era-insights category-era-latest-news category-reform-2 tag-contracts-of-employment tag-employment-law-reform tag-employment-rights-act\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/nature-field-with-trees-and-mountainous-vistas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18038\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/nature-field-with-trees-and-mountainous-vistas.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/nature-field-with-trees-and-mountainous-vistas-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/03\/12\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>12 March 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Contract change update and action points<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18330 post-18330 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-employment category-era-insights category-era-latest-news tag-compensation tag-employment-law-reform tag-employment-rights-act tag-unfair-dismissal\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-building-with-steel-panels-and-sky.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-building-with-steel-panels-and-sky.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-building-with-steel-panels-and-sky-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/03\/06\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>6 March 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: The impact of changes to unfair dismissal<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18325 post-18325 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-employment category-era-latest-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-gender-pay-transparency tag-menopause tag-pay-equality\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-detail-on-skyscrapers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18027\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-detail-on-skyscrapers.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-detail-on-skyscrapers-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/03\/05\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>5 March 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Government launches gender pay gap and menopause action plans<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18321 post-18321 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-employment category-era-consultations category-era-latest-news tag-collective-consultation tag-collective-redundancies tag-detriment tag-employment-law-reform tag-employment-rights-act tag-industrial-action\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-curvilinear-architecture.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18026\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-curvilinear-architecture.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-curvilinear-architecture-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/02\/26\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>26 February 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Consultations on the trigger for collective redundancy consultation and detriments for taking industrial action<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18319 post-18319 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-employment category-era-latest-news tag-collective-consultation tag-employment-law-reform tag-employment-rights-act tag-redundancies\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-reflective-buildings.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-reflective-buildings.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-reflective-buildings-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/02\/17\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>17 February 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: First major Employment Rights Act measures come into force<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18315 post-18315 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-employment category-era-latest-news tag-employment-law-reform tag-employment-law-reforms tag-employment-rights-act\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-detail-on-skyscrapers.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18027\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-detail-on-skyscrapers.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-detail-on-skyscrapers-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/02\/03\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>3 February 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Revised timetable for implementation<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18309 post-18309 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-employment category-era-latest-news tag-employment-law-reform\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architectural-close-up.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architectural-close-up.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architectural-close-up-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2025\/12\/18\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>18 December 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Employment Rights Bill receives Royal Assent, becoming the Employment Rights Act 2025<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-load-more-spinner\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-spinner\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7a0ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8a7a0ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a569cff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a569cff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insights<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c45e4 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"46c45e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;template_id&quot;:&quot;18004&quot;,&quot;_skin&quot;:&quot;post&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;edit_handle_selector&quot;:&quot;[data-elementor-type=\\&quot;loop-item\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"loop-grid.post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-loop-container elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18357 post-18357 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-era-insights category-era-latest-news tag-annual-leave tag-employment-rights-act tag-holiday tag-holiday-pay\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-white-structure.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-white-structure.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-white-structure-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/04\/08\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>8 April 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Duty to keep holiday records means new legal risks for employers<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18342 post-18342 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-employment category-era-insights category-era-latest-news tag-employment-rights-act tag-harassment tag-non-disclosure-agreements tag-sexual-harassment tag-whistleblowing\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-reflective-buildings.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18031\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-reflective-buildings.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-reflective-buildings-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/03\/17\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>17 March 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: New harassment measures extend protections for employees<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18338 post-18338 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-employment category-era-insights category-era-latest-news category-reform-2 tag-contracts-of-employment tag-employment-law-reform tag-employment-rights-act\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/nature-field-with-trees-and-mountainous-vistas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18038\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/nature-field-with-trees-and-mountainous-vistas.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/nature-field-with-trees-and-mountainous-vistas-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/03\/12\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>12 March 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Contract change update and action points<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18330 post-18330 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-employment category-era-insights category-era-latest-news tag-compensation tag-employment-law-reform tag-employment-rights-act tag-unfair-dismissal\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-building-with-steel-panels-and-sky.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-building-with-steel-panels-and-sky.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-building-with-steel-panels-and-sky-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/03\/06\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>6 March 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: The impact of changes to unfair dismissal<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6efe836 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6efe836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75376c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"75376c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"newsandviews\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64791c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e64791c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Consultations and responses<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3951c elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-loop-grid\" data-id=\"aa3951c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;template_id&quot;:&quot;18004&quot;,&quot;_skin&quot;:&quot;post&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;edit_handle_selector&quot;:&quot;[data-elementor-type=\\&quot;loop-item\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"loop-grid.post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-loop-container elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18362 post-18362 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-employment category-era-consultations category-era-latest-news tag-confidentiality tag-discrimination tag-harassment tag-non-disclosure-agreements tag-settlement\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architecture-with-spherical-shapes.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architecture-with-spherical-shapes.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architecture-with-spherical-shapes-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/04\/15\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>15 April 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Government publishes consultation on regulation of non-disclosure agreements<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18360 post-18360 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-era-consultations category-era-latest-news tag-access-agreements tag-employment-rights-act tag-trade-union\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architectural-close-up.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architectural-close-up.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-architectural-close-up-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/04\/09\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>9 April 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Response to consultation on strengthening trade unions&#8217; rights of access to the workplace<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18321 post-18321 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-employment category-era-consultations category-era-latest-news tag-collective-consultation tag-collective-redundancies tag-detriment tag-employment-law-reform tag-employment-rights-act tag-industrial-action\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-curvilinear-architecture.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18026\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-curvilinear-architecture.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-curvilinear-architecture-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/02\/26\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>26 February 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0892954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Employment Rights Act: Preparing for change: Consultations on the trigger for collective redundancy consultation and detriments for taking industrial action<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"18004\" class=\"elementor elementor-18004 e-loop-item e-loop-item-18317 post-18317 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-employment category-era-consultations tag-employment-law-reform tag-employment-law-reforms tag-employment-rights-act tag-fire-and-rehire tag-flexible-working tag-tipping\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c0ad93 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c0ad93\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a9df66\" data-id=\"3a9df66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac909e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fac909e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"524\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-glass-building-with-trees.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-18029\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-glass-building-with-trees.jpg 524w, https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/files\/2024\/01\/abstract-glass-building-with-trees-300x208.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 524px) 100vw, 524px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692641f elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"692641f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-c422128 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.dlapiper.com\/beaware\/2026\/02\/05\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>5 February 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0892954 elementor-widget 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