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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

The Employment Rights Act and the 2026 employment law shift - Solicitors Journal

The most profound challenge facing employment practitioners may not be legislative, but technological, as AI collides with analogue legal frameworks

The Employment Rights Act, alongside shifting DEI sentiment and accelerating AI adoption, will fundamentally reshape UK employment law practice from 2026

2026 looks to be a transformative year for UK employment law practitioners as they must navigate some of the most far-reaching, politically motivated and socially challenged changes to worker rights we have seen in over a decade.

The volume and complexity of reform is significant. Practitioners must prepare clients for legislative change, but in a volatile geopolitical climate marked by

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