Look — I’m sorry to come across all click-baity with this week’s newsletter, but here at WG Towers we are getting an increasing sense of urgency which no amount of chocolate can calm. We really don’t think the government is doing enough to get this urgency across. In Royal Navy terms we’re at Bikini State Amber: a substantial threat to employers.

When the new bill was launched last autumn, 2026 seemed like ages away, but it’s not. When it comes to making sure your business is ready, you seriously need the next few months to shape up.

Not feeling galvanised yet? Here are Six Scary Things to consider which may help you get there.

1. You will be exposed to a much sharper risk of successful and costly tribunal claims if an employee or ex-employee takes action against you from Autumn 2026 onward.
    
2. Your operations will likely have to change and, as any experience HR professional knows, operational change can be as nippy as turning a container ship around in the middle of the Solent.
    
3. Reputational damage is a real issue. Fall foul of the new legislation and there’s a lot more fuel for a nasty bonfire on GlassDoor and other employer review sites.
    
4. Failure to properly embrace the changes can seriously dent your workplace morale and this, in turn, has a knock-on effect on staff retention, leading to the hefty cost of recruitment as you replace.
    
5. You could get audited. You could get fined. Enough said?
    
6. You actually care. Sure, managing a workforce can sometimes be like herding cats but we love those cats and want to do our best by them.

One easy solution to all of the above?

Our Make Work Pay Programme

Combining our expertise with additional expert support, we have put together a fixed price, five-stage programme designed to help employers navigate the upcoming changes with aplomb.

The programme, delivered in small working groups, with plenty of opportunity for Q&A and sharing (as well as some great networking), has already begun, with our first cohort sailing through earlier this spring.

We are planning to run the programme four times and there are spaces for the second cohort, starting in July, available now.

If you reserve your space before the 2nd of June you will also receive an early-bird discount!

To find out more — and get a free impact assessment right now — CLICK HERE.

To POM and beyond…

As a Peace of Mind member you are always first on the list, but on this occasion, because we’re responding to a very real and present need among the business community, we’re offering it outside the POM list, too. So if you want to share this newsletter with other clients and contacts, do feel free.

Places are limited, so please get yours booked sooner rather than later.