UK Employment Rights Are Changing. Is Your Business Ready?

The Employment Rights Bill 2024–25 is bringing one of the biggest shifts in UK employment law in recent years. For businesses in facilities management, cleaning, and care, the impact will be direct and significant.

⚖️ What’s Changing?

Here’s a quick snapshot of what to expect:

✅ Day-one protection against unfair dismissal

✅ Ban on zero-hour contracts

✅ Statutory Sick Pay from day one

✅ Expanded parental and bereavement leave

✅ The end of exploitative ‘fire and rehire’ practices

✅ The right to request flexible working from day one

✅ Mandatory steps to prevent workplace harassment

✅ Greater gender pay transparency

✅ New sector-specific negotiating bodies

✅ A central enforcement body: the Fair Work Agency

🗓️ Most reforms will roll out in 2026, but smart employers will prepare now to avoid disruption later.

At S&L HR Solutions, we know that change isn’t just legal—it’s personal, operational, and cultural. That’s why over the next 12 days, we’ll be sharing practical daily tips to help you prepare.

💡 From policy rewrites to management training, we’ll break it down step by step.

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