From April 2026, the Employment Rights Act (ERA) introduces Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) from the first day of absence and removes the lower earnings limit, making every employee eligible.
On top of the immediate cost impact, this increases the risk of a spike in short-term absence, presenting further financial and operational challenges for businesses. Join us for a practical session on how to prepare.
What we’ll cover:
- What’s changing and the impact: Understand what the new SSP rules mean for your business including any impact to enhanced company sick pay
- Meaningful steps to reduce absence: Learn how a robust employee relations operating model supports managers and teams to proactively reduce absence
- Get proactive with HR data: Adopt a proactive, data-driven approach that brings consistency, reduces costs and enables timely interventions
- Manager confidence: Identify the capability gaps that contribute to avoidable absence and close them with the right tools and training
- Proof it works: Hear how a major UK retailer cut absence rates by 10% in 12 months with a next-level employee relations strategy
- Tools for success: Ensure the essentials are covered, from updating policies and employment contracts to enhancing return-to-work processes.
Join Rena Christou, CEO of Empowering People Group, and a panel of experts, including Stefan Mars, Head of Legal at Halborns, and Marcus Uzubalis, Director at LACE Partners, for a straight-talking session where we’ll cut through the noise and get practical, exploring proven strategies that transform HR operations and empower managers – those at the coalface of the employee experience – to build a healthier workplace culture and achieve a significant reduction in absence rates and costs.
