21 September 2026

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Practice managers have been reminded to review their employment policies ahead of changes to employment law taking effect in October.

NHS Employers has issued a reminder that several provisions of the Employment Rights Act (ERA) 2025 will come into force during the month.

It summarised the key updates for employers as:

• Employment tribunal time limits will increase from three to six months for most claims.
• Fair pay agreement in adult social care.
• Prevention of sexual harassment – employers must take ‘all reasonable steps’ to prevent sexual harassment of employees (see updated Acas guidance).
• Third-party harassment – employers will have new obligations relating to harassment of employees by third parties (see updated Acas guidance).
• Trade unions – stronger rights of access, new protections for representatives and workers taking industrial action, and reforms to union recognition rules.

NHS Employers advised practice managers and other employers to review the changes and their implementation dates.

The organisation said they should review the updates and timescales from the Government, consider how current policies and procedures may be affected and consider the impact on any future policies being developed.

For more information on the ERA changes, including a timeline and links to government guidance, practice managers can refer to a guide from NHS Employers.

The guide also highlights voluntary measures that employers are...

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