What employers should do now

Actions to take

1. Review and update your policies and procedures to ensure they comply with the upcoming changes, particularly those due to come into effect in April 2026. You will need to consider:
   • Your family friendly rights policies
   • Your sickness absence policy and procedures. If you do not have a robust absence management approach in place, you should consider implementing one now
   • Your bereavement/compassionate leave policy
   • Your whistleblowing policy
2. Review your use of zero hours and low hours contracts and consider what steps you may need to put in place before the changes come into effect  
3. Sign up for our Employment Law Update webinar on Wednesday 6 May. This one-hour session from our HR and employment law experts  will bring you up to date with the current employment law landscape, including all recent and upcoming changes.  

This webinar is free for members and individual supporters of Co-operatives UK.