{"id":15716,"date":"2026-02-18T16:16:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T16:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&p=15716"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:32:00","slug":"april-2026-employment-law-changes-six-point-checklist-for-hr","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-compliance\/employment-law-updates\/april-2026-employment-law-changes-six-point-checklist-for-hr\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2026 employment law changes: Six-point checklist for HR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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30 March\/4 April: Publish your gender pay gap report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Organisations have 12 months to publish their gender pay gap figures from the relevant snapshot date – 31 March for the public sector and 5 April for the private and voluntary sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that the gender pay gap reporting deadline is 30 March 2026 for public-sector employers and 4 April 2026 for private-sector and voluntary-sector employers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organisations must publish reports on their website and upload the information to the gender pay gap reporting portal on the GOV.UK website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employers can choose to provide a narrative around any gender pay gap, including providing an explanation for their pay gap and setting out what steps they are taking to reduce the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 April: Comply with national minimum wage rises<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The rates of the national minimum wage increase on 1 April 2026, including an increase in the national living wage from \u00a312.21 to \u00a312.71 per hour. In addition:<\/p>\n\n\n\n