NEW WHITEPAPER

Five employee relations priorities in the new litigious era

A guide for UK organisations navigating the Employment Rights Act and building resilient ER operating models.

Five ER priorities in the new litigious era whitepaper

Five critical priorities for HR ahead of the Employment Rights Act
This new whitepaper gives HR teams a forward-looking view of the challenges and opportunities ahead and provides clear guidance on how to prepare for significant legislative and cultural change.

Overview

2025 truly tested HR and business leaders, with the Budget bringing significant employment cost pressures, and the ping-pong of the Employment Rights Act keeping HR teams constantly on their toes. Resilience, agility and strategic problem-solving remain essential to navigate the ongoing complexity this year.

In 2026, proactive, data-driven employee relations, and an evolution to a manager-led model for managing ER matters, will transform HR from a reactive function, bogged down in tactical tasks, to a strategic driver of workforce experience and organisational resilience.

Whitepaper outline

Five priorities will shape people strategies in 2026:

1. Transforming the ER operating model in the AI era – Employee Relations as a Service

2. Early employment process reform and proactive probation management

3. Manager empowerment as a non-negotiable

4. Navigating the politicised workplace

5. A new approach to wellbeing and beating burnout

NEW WHITEPAPER

Five employee relations priorities in the new litigious era

Five critical priorities for HR ahead of the Employment Rights Act
This new whitepaper gives HR teams a forward-looking view of the challenges and opportunities ahead and provides clear guidance on how to prepare for significant legislative and cultural change.

This whitepaper is a blueprint for preparing for the Employment Rights Act era - Download it today.

This whitepaper is a blueprint for preparing for the Employment Rights Act era - Download it today.

NEW WHITEPAPER

Five employee relations priorities in the new litigious era

Five critical priorities for HR ahead of the Employment Rights Act This new whitepaper gives HR teams a forward-looking view of the challenges and opportunities ahead and provides clear guidance on how to prepare for significant legislative and cultural change.

This whitepaper is a blueprint for preparing for the Employment Rights Act era - Download it today.

This whitepaper is a blueprint for preparing for the Employment Rights Act era - Download it today.

Five critical priorities for HR ahead of the Employment Rights Act
This new whitepaper gives HR teams a forward-looking view of the challenges and opportunities ahead and provides clear guidance on how to prepare for significant legislative and cultural change.