As the new UK Employment Rights Bill comes into effect, businesses are entering a more people-centric era of employment law. With greater protections from day one, employers no longer have the informal “two-year cushion” to manage...
The UK Employment Rights Bill 2025 is already reshaping how businesses manage their workforce, and staying ahead of these changes is critical. Leonie Goodman HR supports organisations in navigating this evolving landscape with clarity and...
The UK’s new family-friendly employment rights are a major shift for employers, because eligible staff will be able to take family leave from day one, even though statutory pay still depends on the usual 26-week service and earnings rules...
The UK Employment Rights Bill is set to make unfair dismissal rules significantly stricter for employers, reducing the current two-year qualifying period to 6 or maybe 9 months once the new law takes effect. That means businesses will need...
Recent changes introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025 mean employers must take a far more cautious approach to the once-common practice of “fire and rehire.” Historically, this method was used to enforce contractual changes when employees resisted new terms....
The UK Employment Rights Bill, passed in Parliament last year, has brought in significant changes that every employer must now be prepared for. Key updates include day one rights for dismissal fairness, enhanced paternity leave...
There is a myth that AI always saves money in HR, especially for small businesses, but that can be dangerous. Leonie Goodman Consulting stresses that HR should make sure businesses meet legal compliance and that human oversight still...
This is my third video on AI because it's such a vast subject. But how many of you are thinking of just doing a job spec by using AI? Just put a job title into AI, easy, brilliant, saves you a lot of time. It will even...
Now, I'm continuing my AI series in relation to HR. I can fully understand small businesses thinking they don't need to spend money on HR when they've got AI because they just put in what they want an answer to and out...
I'd like to talk to you about AI today in conjunction with HR. AI is here to stay. It's a wonderful tool. It saves you a lot of time. But there are things you have to be aware of. Firstly, AI only turns out what people have...
