NPW: IPASS - Employment Law Update 2026 with Guest Speaker Sarah McDonnell

Employment Law Update 2026: National Payroll Week Special

What’s changed, what’s coming, and what every payroll professional needs to know

To celebrate National Payroll Week, we’re putting payroll professionals at the heart of the conversation with a practical look at the employment law changes shaping payroll in 2026.

We’ll cover where Statutory Sick Pay, Tips & Gratuities and Auto-Enrolment stand today, alongside newer protections under the Work Life Balance and Maternity Protection Acts, widening Gender Pay Gap reporting, and the retirement age rules now in force.

We’ll also look ahead at what’s still to come, including Pregnancy Loss Leave and the EU Pay Transparency Directive, and what payroll teams should be preparing for next.