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Employment Law - Looking Ahead

In this quarterly horizon scanner, we take a closer look at the key employment law changes for the coming months, and what you can do to prepare for them.
Previous editions
January 2026 Edition
In this bumper edition, we unpack the key employment law reforms set to impact employers over the next quarter and business immigration developments to note.
- upcoming trade union reforms
- changes to paternity and parental leave
- statutory sick pay
- reporting sexual harassment
- increase to the maximum cap on the protective award
- a new right to paternity leave for bereaved partners
- open consultations on employment law reform
- business immigration developments
October 2025 Edition
In our third edition, we look at the following topics:
- Employment Right Bill – Royal Assent and trade union reforms
- Employment Rights Bill - government consultations
- EHRC Code of Practice
- Immigration - reforms and enforcement
July 2025 Edition
In our second edition, we look at the following topics:
- Government review of parental leave and pay
- Failure to prevent fraud offence
- Employment Law Reform - Update
- Victim and Prisoners Act 2024
April 2025 Edition
In our first edition, we look at the following topics:
- The new practice direction on presentation of Employment Tribunal responses
- The consultation on the Equality (Race & Disability) Bill
- Upcoming changes to the law on industrial relations
- The US administration’s approach to ED&I
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