Legal | Three weeks on from the April employment law changes: the gap most UK SMEs still haven't closed

Three weeks ago, the biggest wave of UK employment law changes in a generation came into force. SSP from day one. The Fair Work Agency launch. Day-one paternity and parental leave. A doubled protective award for collective redundancy. A refreshed whistleblowing duty. New minimum wage rates.

For most HR professionals, the first response was a flurry of policy updates, payroll checks and quick manager briefings. A few weeks in, the dust is starting to settle. And one change is quietly causing more trouble than the rest.