Free Webinar · The Employment Rights Act 2025

Is your manufacturing business already breaking the employment rights act?

We'll break down 5 pitfalls UK manufacturers are already falling into under October's employment law changes, and show you exactly what to check in your own business.

  • Thu 12 Nov 2026
  • 10:30 GMT
  • 60 minutes
  • 55 Days
  • 03 Hours
  • 38 Minutes
  • 38 Seconds

Hilary Fray-Andrew

Employee Relations Manager, HR Duo

Hilary works with manufacturing businesses across the UK to help them keep pace with employment law without adding admin to already stretched HR teams.

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  • Oct 2026

    The latest changes took
    effect

  • 05

    Common mistakes
    we're seeing

  • 2027

    What to get ahead of next

  • 60 Min

    Practical, no legal jargon

Six months on

October's changes are already exposing gaps

The Employment Rights Act began its phased rollout in February 2026. October has now brought new union rights, longer tribunal claim deadlines, and tougher anti-harassment duties, on top of extended right-to-work checks now in effect for a wider group of workers. Busy manufacturing employers running multi-site, shift-based operations could easily have missed something or fallen behind.

This session is a practical sense check, not another rundown of what the Act says. In 60 minutes, Hilary will walk through the pitfalls we're actually seeing on the floor right now, and flag what's coming in 2027 so you can get ahead of it.

A sense check, not a lecture. You'll leave knowing exactly what to check, not just what the Act says.

The agenda

What's covered in 60 minutes

Five mistakes we're seeing on the floor right now, plus a working checklist to take away.

Where things stand in October

0:00

A quick reframe of why manufacturing carries more exposure to these changes than most sectors.

Mistake 1: Union rights and access

0:00

Not informing workers of their right to join a trade union, or leaving access arrangements undocumented.

Mistake 2: Anti-harassment duties

0:00

Still working to the old "reasonable steps" standard, and not covering harassment by third parties like contractors and visitors.

Mistake 3: Tribunal time limits

0:00

Treating the old three-month claim window as still accurate, when it's now six.

Mistake 4: Right-to-work checks

0:00

Not realising extended checks now apply to a wider group of workers under the Border Security Asylum and Immigration Act 2025.

Mistake 5: Not preparing for 2027

0:00

Leaving unfair dismissal reform, flexible working applications, and collective consultation changes until they're already in force.

Your checklist and next steps

0:00

A working checklist to sense check your own business, plus time for questions.

The agenda

What's covered in 60 minutes

Five mistakes we're seeing on the floor right now, plus a working checklist to take away.

Where things stand in October

A quick reframe of why manufacturing carries more exposure to these changes than most sectors.

Mistake 1: Union rights and access

Not informing workers of their right to join a trade union, or leaving access arrangements undocumented.

Mistake 2: Anti-harassment duties

Still working to the old "reasonable steps" standard, and not covering harassment by third parties like contractors and visitors.

Mistake 3: Tribunal time limits

Treating the old three-month claim window as still accurate, when it's now six.

Mistake 4: Right-to-work checks

Not realising extended checks now apply to a wider group of workers under the Border Security Asylum and Immigration Act 2025.

Mistake 5: Not preparing for 2027

Leaving unfair dismissal reform, flexible working applications, and collective consultation changes until they're already in force.

Your checklist and next steps

A working checklist to sense check your own business, plus time for questions.

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What you'll walk away with

  • The 5 pitfalls we're seeing manufacturers fall into right now.
  • What "compliant" actually looks like across permanent, agency, and subcontracted workers.
  • A working checklist to sense check your own union rights, harassment policy, tribunal exposure, and right-to-work processes.
  • Where the January 2027 changes are likely to catch people out next.
  • Practical fixes you can put in place this week, not just theory.

The agenda

Built for the people who run the floor

A clear, practical read on where your business stands, without wading
through legal jargon to get there.

HR Managers

Keeping compliance tight across permanent, agency and subcontracted staff without more admin.

Operations Leads

Running multi-site, shift-based teams where a small gap can turn into a big exposure.

Business Owners

Wanting a straight answer on where the business stands, and what to fix first.

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60 minutes, no jargon, and a checklist you can use the same day. Register below and we'll send the calendar invite and the recording afterwards.

  • Thu 12 Nov 2026
  • 10:30 GMT
  • 60 minutes
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