It's fair to say employment law has been one of the hottest topics this year. Whilst the Employment Rights Act 2025 brings changes across a number of areas, one of the biggest changes still to come is the overhaul of ordinary unfair dismissal, due to take effect from 1 January 2027. With the qualifying period changing, tribunal claim windows expanding and the compensation cap being removed, we're speaking to more and more clients who are asking the same question: "What should we be doing now?"