The government published two new ERA 2025 consultations this week. The first - and most significant - seeks views on a new organisation-wide threshold for collective redundancy consultation, with proposed trigger points ranging from 250 to 1,000 redundancies depending on the method chosen. The second consults on protecting workers from detriment for taking part in industrial action.

Consultations

Collective redundancy threshold consultation: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/make-work-pay-threshold-for-triggering-collective-redundancy-obligations
Industrial action detriment protection consultation: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/make-work-pay-protection-from-detriments-for-taking-industrial-action

Law firm articles:

Moore Barlow - Employment Rights Act 2025 Timeline - https://www.moorebarlow.com/blog/employment-rights-act-era-2025-timeline/
CIPD - UK employment law changes in February 2026 - https://www.cipd.org/uk/views-and-insights/thought-leadership/insight/employment-law-changes-february-2026/
Osborne Clarke - https://www.osborneclarke.com/

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