Two weeks ago, I encouraged you to take our quiz on how ready you were for the employment law changes coming at the end of October. 

Blink, and we’re now in November, so close to Christmas. The good news is that more than 100 small businesses took that quiz, and it’s given us some real insight into what’s going on out there.

We learnt that half of the small businesses who took the quiz aren’t ready for the employment law changes. This isn’t to shame anyone. I’ve done my fair share of not being ready when it comes to changes, and at Charlie, we lean on our in-house HR advisors to stay on top of them – so we're quite lucky. 

I’m sharing this because employment law changes matter. In a world where some of your team will have ChatGPT in their back pocket to tell them what to do, raise a grievance and maybe take it to an employment tribunal, you’re more exposed than ever. Not being ready isn’t something to be embarassed about, but it’s no longer something you can afford.

More changes are coming in January, so with the end of the year slowdown, it's a good moment to get ahead of them. Take the quiz if you want to find out more and read our results below. 

A new set of employment law changes has already come into force from 30th October 2026... And it's not over. More changes are coming in January! In the week leading up to 30th October, we asked 139 UK employers whether they’d actioned the six items required by the new rules. Only 3 small businesses had done all six, and half had done three or fewer. In this blog post, you'll get ourkey findings and get the opportunity to take our quiz to see where your business stands in the race towards being fully compliant.