In this month’s highlights, our team summarises the latest developments in UK employment law and their implications for employers. Catch up on February's highlights here.

ERA 2025 Brings Changes to Employment Laws, Compensation Limits and Statutory Payment Rate Updates Effective Starting April 2026

A number of significant reforms will take effect this April including reforms to family-related leave, bereavement rights, statutory sick pay, protective awards, whistleblowing, employer obligations around gender and menopause action planning, and record-keeping for annual leave.

Employment reforms under ERA 2025

1. Family-related leave

Paternity leave:

• Paternity leave will become a "day one" right, removing the current qualifying service requirement of 26 weeks. The restriction on taking paternity leave after a period of shared parental leave will also be removed. These new paternity leave rules only apply to children born or placed for adoption on or after 6 April 2026. They also apply to children born before 6 April 2026, but whose expected week of childbirth is on or after 5 April 2026.

Bereavement leave:

• Fathers and partners will be entitled to up to 52 weeks’ unpaid bereaved partner’s paternity leave where the mother or primary adopter dies, provided the leave is taken within 52 weeks of the child’s birth, adoption placement, or (for overseas adoptions) entry into Great Britain. This entitlement applies only where the death occurs on or after 6 April 2026.

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