Feb 4 • General discussion
2026 Changes
All people professionals should bear the most immediate changes in mind:
From 18 February 2026
- For public sector businesses – check the details of the industrial action rule changes that are being brought in. These ease barriers to entry (for action) for unions.
- For all businesses, there are a plethora of changes that will impact trade union relationships (in February, and over the coming years). If you wish to implement a strategy to capture all of these changes, use the working with trade unions' checklist.
From 6 April 2026
- Note, that the qualification requirements for paternity leave and unpaid parental leave both change in April. There is also a new day one right to bereaved partner’s paternity leave and reforms to Statutory Sick Pay. These changes will impact all businesses.
- For any business undergoing transformation, it is also worth advising senior leadership and HR teams that the penalty - for poor collective redundancy consultation processes - is doubled.
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2026 Changes
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