The Department for Business & Trade has published an updated timeline for the implementation dates for the Employment Rights Act 2025 changes.
We are now told that:
- The duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment
- Employer liability for harassment of staff by third parties
- The duty to inform workers of their right to join a trade union
- The union right of access to workplaces and
- Other union changes including freezing the bargaining unit once a recognition application is in, new rights for union representatives, and protection against detriment for taking industrial action
.……….will all come into force on 30 October 2026.
Watch this space for further announcements in the Autumn.