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From 19 June 2026, there will be a change to the information provided by employers to employees when their personal data is collected, and to the information that the employer must make available to the employee when responding to a data subject access request.
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Key provisions of the Employment Rights Act began taking effect in April 2026, with further changes, such as trade union access rights and the obligation to inform workers about union membership, coming into force in October 2026.
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Unions seeking recognition must meet certain membership thresholds, and employers outside schools and adult social care are not required to comply with multi-employer collective agreements reached on a sectoral, regional or national basis, making such involvement voluntary.
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The maximum award for injury to feelings in discrimination cases has risen to £62,900, with this amount adjusted annually for inflation each April.
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The maximum weekly rate for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit has been increased for the 2026/27 period.
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The statutory rates for calculating redundancy pay and compensation for unfair dismissal have been increased from 6 April 2026, and the state pension age will gradually rise.
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The lower earnings limit for national insurance purposes, which determines the enforceability of exclusivity clauses in zero hours and low-income contracts, and the weekly pay cap for compensation awards relating to failure to provide a written statement of employment particulars, have both been increased.
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From 6 April 2026, new increased rates apply for calculating compensation if an employer fails to comply with the statutory rules on an employee’s request for study or training.
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Job applicants have the right not to be subject to a recruitment decision based solely on automated decision-making involving processing special categories of data, with certain exceptions.
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Updated to reflect the 2025/26 national minimum wage rates, the accommodation offset, income tax and national insurance thresholds, statutory sick pay and guarantee payment rates.