43% of employers say sick pay from day one will have the biggest impact at work – Acas
Employers put new paternity leave rights from day one of employment as their third priority, with 28% choosing it.
New sick pay rules in the Employment Rights Act 2025 are expected to have the biggest impact at work, according to research from Acas.
43% of employers said paying sick pay from the first day of illness, not the fourth, would affect them most.
36% of workers agreed it would be their biggest change.
The second most important reform for employers and workers was protection from unfair dismissal after six months in a job, instead of two years.
31% of employers and 30% of workers picked this as having the biggest impact.
Employers put new paternity leave rights from day one of employment as their third priority, with 28% choosing it.
Workers put flexible working changes as their third biggest change, also at 28%.
Niall Mackenzie, CEO of Acas, said: “It is clear from our polls that new worker rights on sick pay and protections from being unfairly dismissed from work are at the forefront in the minds of employers and workers.
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