The number of U.K. employment tribunal cases could rise by 17 percent following reforms in the Employment Rights Act 2025. A host of changes come into force this year, such as reducing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal to six months, giving workers rights from day one in the job, strengthening protection for pregnant women, and ending “exploitative” contracts.  

Ruth Prickett graduated from Cambridge University with a BA hons in History and has specialized in business and finance journalism for the past 20 years. She was editor of Financial Management, the magazine...