Employment Rights Act 2025 At a Glance
The new Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces changes designed to make work fairer and more predictable. Here’s what small businesses need to know:
Top 5 Changes:
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Day-One Rights Employees now get sick pay, parental leave rights, and more protection from unfair dismissal from their first day.
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Predictable Working Patterns After 12 weeks, workers can request more predictable hours or days.
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Pay Transparency Job adverts must include pay details, and employers can’t ask about previous salary.
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Family-Friendly Support Stronger rights for flexible working, parental leave, and carer’s leave.
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Stricter Enforcement: More penalties for repeated or deliberate non-compliance.
Why It Matters
Non-compliance can lead to fines, tribunal claims, reputational damage, and operational disruption.
What SMEs Should Do Now
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Update contracts and job adverts
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Review HR policies
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Train managers
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Improve record-keeping
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Communicate changes to staff
Northfield BID is here to point you in the right direction for policy templates and guidance.
A downloadable guide can be found here