Key recruitment dates

Employment law changes that affect hiring and probation, immigration rule changes and Home Office statistics, entry-level pay rates and UK bank holidays. Each date shows how certain it is and links to its official source.

Hiring law
Immigration statistics
Entry-level pay
Bank holidays

Next immigration statistics

21 days
Immigration system statistics year ending September 2026
· Confirmed

See the Home Office release calendar

Pay rates for entry-level hires

Law and rule changes for hiring

  1. January 2027

    1. Friday
      Unfair dismissal six-month qualifying period (probation design)
      ConfirmedLegislation commencement
      57 days
    2. Date TBC
      Statement of right to join a union for new workers
      ProvisionalLegislation commencement
      ~2 months
    3. Friday
      Graduate visa reduced to 18 months (non-PhD)
      ConfirmedImmigration rule changes
      57 days

  2. March 2027

    1. Date TBC
      Fire and rehire restrictions
      ProvisionalLegislation commencement
      ~4 months

  3. June 2027

    1. Monday
      EU Pay Transparency Directive first pay gap reports (150+ workers)
      ProvisionalRegulatory and filing deadlines
      214 days

  4. October 2027

    1. Date TBC
      ERA 2025 further reforms (flexible working, guaranteed hours, bereavement leave, pregnancy protections)
      ProvisionalLegislation commencement
      ~1 year

What the labels mean: Confirmed published by the official source Provisional announced, could still change

Home Office immigration statistics

Bank holidays

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