Guides
Plain-English guides to change at work
Short, accurate and up to date, with a link to the tool that answers it for your own situation.
14 guides
Redundancy5 min readRedundancy pay in 2026/27: how it's worked outWho qualifies, the formula, the cap, and what else should be in your final pay.Read the guide ›Leaving and settlements6 min readSettlement agreements explainedWhat they are, how protected conversations work, and how they become binding.Read the guide ›Disputes and tribunals4 min readUnfair dismissal changes from 1 January 2027A 6-month qualifying period and no cap on compensation. What changes, and for whom.Read the guide ›Disputes and tribunals3 min read · EmployeesEmployment tribunal time limits are now 6 monthsMost claims now have 6 months, not 3. Here's how the new limit works.Read the guide ›Change and transfers5 min readTUPE basics: what happens when your job transfersWho transfers, what moves with them, and what each employer has to do.Read the guide ›Pay and leave4 min readHoliday pay when you leave a jobHow much holiday you've built up, how it's paid, and what rate applies.Read the guide ›Redundancy4 min read · EmployeesNotice when you're made redundantHow long it is, how it's paid, and what you can do during it.Read the guide ›Leaving and settlements4 min readPay in lieu of notice: how it's taxedWhy notice pay is never part of the tax-free £30,000, and what PENP means for you.Read the guide ›Leaving and settlements4 min read · EmployeesWhat goes into a settlement agreement paymentSeparate what you're owed anyway from what's genuinely extra.Read the guide ›Pay and leave3 min readStatutory sick pay from April 2026Paid from day one, for everyone, at the lower of the flat rate or 80% of earnings.Read the guide ›Redundancy5 min read · EmployersCollective redundancy consultation: when it applies and how longThe 20-person trigger, the 30 and 45 day minimums, the HR1, and what goes wrong.Read the guide ›Redundancy4 min readOffered another job instead of redundancy? Suitable alternatives and the 4-week trialWhen an alternative job is suitable, what happens if you say no, and how the trial works.Read the guide ›Redundancy5 min readRedundancy selection: pools, criteria and scoringWho is in the pool, which criteria are fair, and how scores should be checked.Read the guide ›Pay and leave5 min read · EmployersRunning a pay review: data, rules, checks and lettersFrom one row per person to a letter on every desk, with the checks in between.Read the guide ›