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This Week’s Topics

• Employment tribunal compensation limits increase – The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2026 raises the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal from £118,223 to £123,543 and the weekly pay limit from £719 to £751, effective 6 April 2026
• 6 April 2026 changes countdown – Protective award doubling, day-one paternity and parental leave, SSP reform, sexual harassment as a qualifying disclosure, voluntary equality action plans, and Fair Work Agency launch on 7 April
• Consultation deadlines approaching – Fire and rehire, recognition code/e-balloting, and tipping (1 April); industrial action detriments (23 April); flexible working (30 April); agency work framework (1 May); collective redundancy threshold (21 May)
• Third-party harassment – Extract from our ERA Update Service session with Darren Newman on the practical impact of third-party harassment provisions

Law firm articles:

• Mishcon de Reya — “The full treatment: employment law reform and its impact on the beauty and wellness sectors”: https://www.mishcon.com/news/the-full-treatment-employment-law-reform-and-its-impact-on-the-beauty-and-wellness-sectors
• Lewis Silkin — “What’s in the Employment Rights Act?“: https://www.lewissilkin.com/insights/2026/03/11/whats-in-the-employment-rights-act
• DLA Piper — “New harassment measures expand protections for employees”: https://knowledge.dlapiper.com/dlapiperknowledge/globalemploymentlatestdevelopments/2026/new-harassment-measures-expand-protections-for-employees

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Key Links:

• ERA 2025 Revenue Toolkit: https://toolkit.danielbarnett.com
• ERA Update Service: www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact
• HR Inner Circle: www.hrinnercircle.co.uk

Government sources:

FWA Investigatory Powers SI debate (10 March 2026):

https://www.parallelparliament.co.uk/debate/2026-03-10/commons/general-committees/draft-employment-rights-act-2025-investigatory-powers-consequential-amendments-regulations-2026

Consultation — trade union duties and activities (closes 17 March 2026):

https://www.acas.org.uk/employment-rights-act-2025

Law firm commentary:

Lewis Silkin — “New government guidance on equality action plans published” (13 March 2026):

https://www.lewissilkin.com/en/insights/2026/03/13/new-government-guidance-on-equality-actions-plans-published

Mishcon de Reya — ERA 2025 video briefing, Will Winch (12 March 2026):

https://www.mishcon.com/news/tv/employment-rights-act

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• Gender pay gap and menopause action plans announcement: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-launches-landmark-gender-pay-gap-and-menopause-action-plans-to-help-women-thrive-at-work
• Employer guidance (creating action plans): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/creating-an-action-plan-guidance-for-employers
• ERA 2025 factsheets (updated 3 March 2026): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employment-rights-bill-factsheets

Open consultations:

• Acas — trade union duties and activities (closes 17 March 2026): https://www.acas.org.uk/employment-rights-act-2025
• Collective redundancy threshold, fire and rehire, e-balloting, flexible working, tipping — via: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/make-work-pay

Law firm articles:

• DLA Piper — gender pay gap and menopause guidance: https://knowledge.dlapiper.com/dlapiperknowledge/globalemploymentlatestdevelopments/2026/government-launches-gender-pay-gap-and-menopause-reforms
• Baker McKenzie — ERA 2025 Summary and Next Steps: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2026/03/united-kingdom-employment-rights-act-2025-summary-and-next-steps

Case of the week: https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKEAT/2026/36.html

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The government published two new ERA 2025 consultations this week. The first - and most significant - seeks views on a new organisation-wide threshold for collective redundancy consultation, with proposed trigger points ranging from 250 to 1,000 redundancies depending on the method chosen. The second consults on protecting workers from detriment for taking part in industrial action.

Consultations

• Collective redundancy threshold consultation: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/make-work-pay-threshold-for-triggering-collective-redundancy-obligations
• Industrial action detriment protection consultation: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/make-work-pay-protection-from-detriments-for-taking-industrial-action

Law firm articles:

• Moore Barlow - Employment Rights Act 2025 Timeline - https://www.moorebarlow.com/blog/employment-rights-act-era-2025-timeline/
• CIPD - UK employment law changes in February 2026 - https://www.cipd.org/uk/views-and-insights/thought-leadership/insight/employment-law-changes-february-2026/
• Osborne Clarke - https://www.osborneclarke.com/

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♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

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A weekly update on what’s happening with the Employment Rights Act 2025. Visit www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact for more details.

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🌞 WHO AM I
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister. I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers. I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

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♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

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A weekly update on what’s happening with the Employment Rights Act 2025. Visit www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact for more details.

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📚 BOOKS
My books include the Employment Law Handbook, Resolving Grievances and Computer and Social Media Misuse (see all books).

🌞 WHO AM I
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister. I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers. I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

☎️ CONTACT ME
Contact my assistant via email.

♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

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A weekly update on what’s happening with the Employment Rights Act 2025. Visit www.danielbarnett.com/employmentrightsact for more details.

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My books include the Employment Law Handbook, Resolving Grievances and Computer and Social Media Misuse (see all books).

🌞 WHO AM I
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister. I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers. I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

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♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

Ask a question about the Employment Rights Act 2025 - www.danielbarnett.com/eraquestion

In this episode, Daniel Barnett considers the impact for employers and lawyers on the proposed removal of the cap for the unfair dismissal compensatory award.

Important: this episode was recorded before the government’s amendments were considered by the House of Lords, so the content may become out of date if the House of Lords rejects the Commons’ amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.

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🌞 WHO AM I:
I'm Daniel Barnett, an employment law and HR barrister. I advise and represent clients in employment tribunal litigation. I have my main website and work out of a set of Chambers. I run a membership club for smart, ambitious HR Professionals and present the legal hour on LBC Radio.

☎️ CONTACT ME:
Contact my assistant via email.

♨️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
This podcast is published by (c) Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded, the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Any employment law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales only.

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