'Act now' | Line managers 'not ready' for Employment Rights Bill reforms, survey suggests

More than three quarters of businesses have yet to complete an impact assessment for the Employment Rights Bill reforms, leaving many organisations ill equipped for some of the most significant workplace legal changes in over a decade.

53% of HR and business leaders surveyed by WorkNest say they have not yet carried out an impact assessment, and a further 26% said they have no plans to do so. Just 5% have completed one, and 16% report they are currently in the process of doing one. 

There is also almost zero confidence that line managers are fully prepared, with just 1% saying their middle management is ‘fully prepared’. Half of HR professionals (51%) described their line managers as unprepared and 31% said they are only partially ready.

With managers responsible for implementing new rights, policies, and processes day-to-day, this poses a significant operational and legal risk.