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How ready are you and your membership for the Implementation of the Employment Rights Act (2025)?

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The Department for Business, Innovation and Trade is seeking feedback from trade associations on their awareness of, and preparedness for, the upcoming Employment Rights Act reforms.

With a number of key measures due to come into force in 2026 and early 2027, your insights will help government better understand the challenges businesses may face and ensure future guidance and support meets their needs.

If you can spare a few minutes, please complete the survey below.

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Q1. The following reforms under the Employment Rights Act are among those coming into force in 2026 and early 2027. How much have you and your members heard about these reforms?
Harassment measures, including duties on employers to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment and to prevent third party harassment (October 2026)
Trade union measures, including duties on employers to inform workers of their right to join a trade union and strengthening trade unions’ right of access
Reducing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal to six months (Jan 2027)
Fire and rehire protections (Jan 2027)
Q2. Are there any of the above, or other changes to employment law, that you and your members are concerned about and why?
Q3. Which if any of the following best describes where you and your members are in preparing for the upcoming changes?
Select one of the below
Q4. The government has produced resources to support businesses with the implementation, do you have any suggestions on additional support you would like to receive?
Q5. Have you done any members polling on ERA?
Please answer below
If yes, are you happy for the Department for Business and Trade to contact you directly to discuss?