After months of scrutiny, debate and political back-and-forth, the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) is now law, following Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. While this is a significant milestone, the practical impact for employers will be felt over time rather than overnight. Most reforms will be introduced in phases across 2026 and 2027, giving organisations a limited but valuable window to prepare.
Investigations
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Here’s our top 3 ways in which you can minimise the impact of the Euro’s at work…
A Good Pub Conversation – The Art of Effective HR Investigations
The HR investigation process can appear tricky and complex for employers. We could write plenty about deciding what action needs to be taken when an issue comes to HR’s attention…
New Mock Investigation Events Coming to Manchester & Birmingham this Summer
HR professionals – do workplace investigations ever feel messy, time-consuming, and overwhelming for your managers? You’re not alone… but we’re here to help. This summer, we’re bringing our interactive, face-to-face…
Tips for Investigating Claims of Sexual Harassment at Work
Investigating claims of sexual harassment can be particularly complex and sensitive, so appointing a skilled and experienced investigator in these cases can make a huge difference. Often the evidence is…
Five Steps to Better Grievance Procedures
The increase in employment tribunal claims could mark the beginning of a new era for employee relations. With this, comes an increased pressure on organisations and HR teams to better…
Employee Relations Employment Tribunal Representation Investigations
Mental Wellbeing During Workplace Investigations
Workplace investigations can be stressful for everyone involved and have a significant impact on mental wellbeing. Anxiety, fear and uncertainty can arise both during and after the investigation. Providing effective…
How this game-changing technique will change the way your managers run workplace investigations forever
Have you heard of our 3-part technique for planning workplace investigations? We designed it when we discovered that managers were consistently struggling with: How to structure their investigations so that…
Estate Agent Hits Headlines for Employee’s Racist Tweet: A Developing Problem for Employers
The dark side of football showed its ugly face once again after Sunday’s Euro Final, as within minutes of the final whistle a minority angry fans took to Twitter to…
Planning an Investigation: A Confidence Boosting Technique for your Managers
There are two reasons why planning an investigation before diving into questioning is important: The investigation forms the basis of a decision that is eventually made. And these can be…