About this episode

This episode discusses the upcoming changes to the UK Employment Rights Act 2025, specifically the new access rights for trade unions.

Trade unions do not currently have a general right to access workplaces. In October 2026, the Employment Rights Act 2025 changes this by introducing a statutory right of access, both physically and digitally, for the purposes of meeting, supporting, representing, recruiting, or organising workers, and facilitating collective bargaining (but not for organising industrial action).

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