Employment Rights Act 2025: What employers need to know

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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.

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The Disciplinary Process | knowing when and how to take action

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In this session, our sister company WorkNest’s Employment Law and HR experts explain when disciplinary action is appropriate – and when it might not be – and how to run an HR investigation, in clear, practical terms.

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Download: Short Guide to Six-Month Unfair Dismissal Protection

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Of the almost 75 individual changes set out in in the Employment Rights Bill, the proposal to make unfair dismissal a day one right was undoubtedly the most significant. While many expected it to pass easily given Labour’s majority, the government has now confirmed a different position - and organisations need to understand what this means for them.

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A Good Pub Conversation – The Art of Effective HR Investigations

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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…

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Download: How to Open and Close an Investigation

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A practical and easy to understand guide to opening and closing an investigation meeting successfully.

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New Mock Investigation Events Coming to Manchester & Birmingham this Summer

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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…

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Tips for Investigating Claims of Sexual Harassment at Work

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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…

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The Do’s and Don’ts of The Grievance Process

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As employment law advisers, we are frequently asked about grievances and issues surrounding the grievance process, which put us to thinking: what is it about a grievance that fills us…

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Webinar | Upward Bullying: How to Tease Out the Issues and Map a Pathway to Resolution

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Remote work has given new life to upward bullying tactics like ghosting meetings, missed deadlines, and rumour-spreading.

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What if Employees Don’t Feel Safe at Work and Refuse to Attend?

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Sometimes, unforeseen events such as pandemics or periods of public disorder create risks that employees perceive as threats to their well-being. Even when the event itself has passed, one or…

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Discrimination Arising from Disability – Pilkington UK Ltd v Jones

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Pilkington UK Ltd v Jones has just made its way through the employment appeal tribunal and is an interesting case that highlights the importance of a solid investigation. Maeve Vickery,…

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InView Case: Legal Privilege – Oct 22

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Our team look at the case of University of Dundee v Chakraborty, which highlights the importance of getting investigations right first time.

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How this game-changing technique will change the way your managers run workplace investigations forever

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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…

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Podcast: How to Run an Investigation

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Vista’s Head of Learning, Vicky Roberts joined the HR Uprising team to discuss how to run an investigation. Before diving straight into talking to people (tempting, we know!), we always…

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The Question Sandwich: A Practical Technique to use in a HR Investigation

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When chairing a HR investigation, there are three main issues we come across: Managers aren’t completely clear about what they are looking into They don’t plan their questions effectively They…

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Investigation Report Template [Interactive!]

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This interactive investigation report template is popular in our investigations training as it gives managers a structure to work towards as they’re planning their investigation. All too often we hear…

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How to Write an Investigation Report: Tips for your Managers

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A good investigation report is one that is impartial, based on facts and stays true to evidence. Now, all organisations do their reports differently, but here’s our two gold-standard tips…

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Planning an Investigation: A Confidence Boosting Technique for your Managers

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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…

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Unfair Dismissal & The Role of an Investigator

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This month we are looking at the tribunal case of Uddin v London Borough of Ealing. This case was heard by the EAT, where it was considered whether an employee…

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Unfair Dismissal & the Role of the Investigator

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The case of Uddin v London Borough of Ealing serves as a good reminder of the responsibilities of an investigator. Vicky and Luke discuss the case.

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How to Write a Better Grievance Outcome Letter

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The importance of explaining your findings with evidence The first rule of the grievance outcome letter: provide reasons for any findings, backed up by evidence. It is a common fear…

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How to Conduct a First-Rate Grievance Investigation

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So, we know the importance of establishing the nature of the grievance and ensuring all of the issues are addressed. One way in which we can be confident we have…

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Questioning Techniques to Use During Workplace Investigations: Tips (and a sandwich) for your Managers

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When we’re supporting our clients with a workplace investigation, we find that there are three things most managers struggle with: • They aren’t clear about what it is they are…

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