Acas Webinar - Employment Rights Act 2025: April updates, required actions and implications

This webinar explores the key reforms in the Employment Rights Act 2025 and what they mean in practice for UK employers, HR teams and workers. It explains which changes are already in force, what’s coming in 2026–27, and how organisations can prepare through policy updates, training and effective communication. What you’ll learn in this video: Employment Rights Act 2025 overview: How the Act became law and why most changes are being phased in across 2025–2027 Unfair dismissal and dismissal/re-engagement (“fire and rehire”) Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) reforms Family, paternity, parental and bereavement rights Rights for zero‑hour, low‑hour and agency workers Collective redundancy and industrial relations changes Creation of the Fair Work Agency (FWA) Timelines, consultations and future reforms (2026–2027) Practical steps for employers and HR Stay informed about the latest Employment Rights Act 2025 changes and wider employment law updates Subscribe to our newsletter: https://obs.acas.org.uk/subscription/... Visit our Employment Rights Act page: https://www.acas.org.uk/employment-ri... For training on: Employment law update: a master class - https://obs.acas.org.uk/EventsList.as... Trade Unions and representatives - https://obs.acas.org.uk/EventsList.as... Contracts and written statements - https://obs.acas.org.uk/EventsList.as... Managing absence - https://obs.acas.org.uk/EventsList.as... The information in this video was correct when recorded on 20th April 2026.