Welcome to our first newsletter of 2026. As you will all know the long-awaited Employment Rights Act 2025 finally hit the statute books just before Christmas, which, as has been often repeated, represents the biggest shake up in employment law for 30 years. As the legislation is being implemented in stages, we have included a timeline on our website , tracking the changes from now through to 2027 and beyond, which we hope will provide you with a useful aide memoire. In the me