Changes to sick pay have been ranked as the hardest workplace challenge associated with the Employment Rights Act.
According to a YouGov survey commissioned by conciliation service Acas, 30% of employers believe that paying statutory sick pay from the first day of illness is the hardest requirement to adopt in the new legislation.
This change came into force on 6 April, requiring employers to pay SSP from the first day of absence rather than waiting three days.
Just over a quarter (27%) of employers said the right to take paternity leave from the first day of employment would be a challenge, while new unfair dismissal protections were a concern for 23%.
The right to paternity leave is also already in place, while from 1 January 2027, protection from unfair dismissal will kick in from six months of being in a job, rather than two years.
Seventeen percent of those surveyed said reforms requiring employers to do more to prevent sexual harassment at work would be hard to adopt, reflecting similar findings from VinciWorks showing a lack of manager training on this.
Further concerns were new rights making it easier for trade unions to negotiate with employers (21%) and giving workers the option of guaranteed hours (20%).
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