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Employment law changes in 2026-2027: three HR processes to review

If you look after HR in a small or medium-sized business, 2026 has undoubtedly kept you busy with lots of employment law changes.

And the next few months bring even more. Updated harassment, unfair dismissal and fire and rehire laws are all taking effect on or before 1 January 2027.

Every employment law change is adding to the workload of a team that's already stretched, and each depends on processes that people will actually follow.

To help you out, here's three key core processes you need to look at between now and 1 January 2027 and how to start making them simpler for everyone to follow.

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