Preparing for Employment Rights Act changes (video)

Changes introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) will reduce the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims to six months, leading some employers to assume that a six-month qualifying period and a six-month probationary period are effectively the same thing. In reality, they serve very different purposes and should not be confused.

AI is changing the way employees raise workplace concerns. Employers are increasingly receiving grievances drafted with the help of AI, often resulting in longer, more formal documents that may not always reflect the employee’s actual concerns.