Practical guidance for UK employers and recruitment agencies preparing for the Employment Rights Act 2025 and a more evidence-based way to hire.
On 6 April 2026, Statutory Sick Pay in the UK is changing more dramatically than at any point in the last 40 years. Three big shifts are happening at once: the three-day waiting period is gone, the lower earnings threshold is gone, and the calculation method is changing.
Read more →The Employment Rights Act 2025 is the biggest change to UK employment law in a generation. From 1 January 2027, day-one rights apply to every worker from the moment they start, the qualifying period for unfair dismissal claims disappears, and the Fair Work Agency gains enforcement powers that carry real...
Read more →If you are looking for a better way to assess candidates, you have probably come across two main approaches: psychometric testing and scenario-based assessment. Both claim to predict job performance. Both use technology. But they work in fundamentally different ways, and one is significantly more predictive than the other.
Read more →In less than nine months, every employee in the UK will have unfair dismissal protection from their first day of employment. No qualifying period. No compensation cap. This is not a future possibility. It is confirmed legislation taking effect in January 2027.
Read more →Interviews are the most widely used hiring tool in the world. They are also one of the least predictive.
Read more →Everyone talks about the cost of a bad hire. The numbers most commonly cited are between 30,000 and 50,000 pounds. But where do those numbers actually come from? And are they accurate?
Read more →The Employment Rights Act 2025 is the most significant change to UK employment law in a generation. If you employ people in the UK, it affects you. If you hire people, it changes how you should be doing it. And if you are not preparing now, you are running out...
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