With employment law reforms now being implemented at pace, Osborne Clarke lawyers Amy Moylett, Alexandra Farrell Thomas and Shaziya Kurmani are hosting a webinar on Thursday 9 April 2026 at 9am. They will look at what employers and agencies must do now to prepare for the 2026/2027 reforms. Register now.
Last week's edition looked at a number of statutory measures and pay rates coming into force this April. This week has seen further developments, in relation to holiday pay records, new compensation rates for unfair dismissal and statutory redundancy pay, and mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting.
A second commencement order has been published this week which provides that the new statutory duty for all employers to keep records of annual leave for six years will now come into force on 6 April 2026.
An amendment to the Working Time Regulations under the Employment Rights Act 2025 requires employers to keep records demonstrating that all eligible workers have been afforded the paid statutory holiday to which they are entitled.
The records must be "adequate" with no prescribed form, although they must contain sufficient information to demonstrate compliance with the new requirement. Failure to comply with the statutory requirements is a criminal offence with the potential to receive an unlimited fine.
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