The government has released draft legislation to introduce joint and several liability for agencies & consultancies using non-compliant umbrella companies. These changes come into effect on 6th April 2026.
If you use any umbrella companies, PEOs, EoRs or similar, these changes will affect you. My thoughts on the draft legislation and next steps are here.
The government has released a timeline for expected “go-live” dates for many of the measures in the Employment Rights Bill, which is in the final stages of the parliamentary process. To save you having to trawl through yourselves, I’ve drafted a briefing document here.
Thankfully, two of the most impactful changes – the introduction of unfair dismissal rights from Day 1 of employment, and changes to zero hour contracts – aren’t likely to be introduced until 2027. But there are still alot of new measures going live between now and then.
The government will also release quite a few consultations during the rest of 2025 (details towards the end of the briefing document) so get involved if you can and give your feedback!
This is a webinar I did in collaboration with the REC (Recruitment & Employment Confederation) to help recruiters understand the areas to look out for when reviewing non-standard contracts with their clients. Big thank you to Lewina Farrell for the intro and insightful input in the Q&A session.