'Wake-up call' | Millions of workers left in the dark as historic employment reforms approach

The UK is on the brink of the most significant transformation of workplace rights in decades, yet new data reveals a stark information deficit, with millions of employees unaware of their new legal protections.

As the Employment Rights Act 2025 (formerly the Employment Rights Bill) prepares for its first major wave of implementation in April 2026, Reward Gateway | Edenred’s research reveals that the very people the law is designed to protect - ranging from new parents to those facing redundancy - remain largely unaware of how the changes apply to them personally.