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

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Baker McKenzie, Bird & Bird, Lewis Silkin

Places: United Kingdom

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