246 It’s this week…

246 It’s this week…

From Employment Law Matters by Daniel Barnett

April 7, 2026 · 9 min · Episode 246

About this episode

This episode discusses upcoming changes to employment law in the UK, including increases to statutory payments and new rights effective from April 2026.

Law firm articles: - Baker McKenzie, “United Kingdom: April 2026 Increases to Statutory Payments and New Rights”: https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/insight/publications/2026/04/united-kingdom-april-2026-increases-to-statutory-payments-and-new-rights - Bird & Bird, “UK Employment Rights Act 2025: What’s new from April 2026": https://www.twobirds.com/en/insights/2026/uk/uk-employment-rights-act-2025--whats-new-from-april-2026 - Lewis Silkin, “In the middle of implementing collective redunda...

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Barnett

Topics covered

  • employment law
  • statutory payments
  • employment rights
  • collective redundancy
  • UK legislation

Keywords

  • employment law
  • statutory payments
  • UK Employment Rights Act
  • April 2026
  • collective redundancy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baker McKenzie, Bird & Bird, Lewis Silkin

Places: United Kingdom

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