HRLaw webinar: end-of-year round-up and key developments for Q1 2026

In the final HRLaw webinar of 2025, our experts provided an end-of-year round-up and examined the key, upcoming developments in 2026. 

During the session, we explored the following topics:

• 2025 round-up: re-cap of new employer obligations
  • ​Neonatal care and pay.
  • Gender definitions following the For Women Scotland case.
  • Failure to prevent fraud offence.
  • Ongoing proactive duty to prevent sexual harassment.
• The Employment Rights Bill: cutting through the noise – a breakdown of the first provisions coming into force
  • ​How developments in trade union law are likely to impact your business for the first time.
  • The Fair Work Agency and its potential ability to act on behalf of your employees.
  • New triggers for collective redundancy consultation and the fallout from getting it wrong.
  • New employee entitlements anticipated from April 2026:
    • Day 1 Paternity and parental leave; and
    • Day 1 SSP and practical payroll implications.
• Data protection developments for employers
  • The new Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
  • The latest on DSARs and automated decision making.
• Immigration updates
  • ​The Government White Paper proposals and what employers / sponsors need to consider now.