CIPD webinar (member-exclusive): Navigating a new era of employee relations
Watch this on-demand webinar exclusively for CIPD members to explore how the Employment Rights Act 2025 is reshaping employer-trade union dynamics.
Watch this on-demand webinar exclusively for CIPD members to explore how the Employment Rights Act 2025 is reshaping employer-trade union dynamics.
The Employment Rights Act 2025 is significantly altering employer-trade union dynamics by making it easier for unions to gain recognition and take industrial action.
A 2025 CIPD report shows that 62% of employers expect a more unstable period of employee relations. For HR, this is more than a compliance challenge: it demands capability, influence and strong relationship management.
With strengthened access rights, simplified recognition processes and enhanced protections for union activity, organisations will need new approaches to employee relations. Are you ready?
This on-demand webinar was recorded on 15 January 2026. The webinar provides expert, practical insights on building productive relationships with trade unions. Relationships that will help your business adjust over the multitude of changes being brought in under the Employment Rights Act 2025. Watch the webinar now to understand the skills HR professionals need in this new era of employee relations.
Members can also keep track of the latest legislative changes to trade union relationships in the tracker.
Rachel Suff, Senior Policy and Practice Adviser - Employee Relations and Wellbeing at CIPD, shares CIPD research exploring employer readiness for the Employment Rights Act 2025 reforms. Despite generally positive workplace relationships, concerns remain about instability, union power and rising industrial action, with net opposition to most reforms—especially industrial action changes.
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