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Injury to feelings awards - updated Vento guidelines

The bands of awards for injury to feelings in discrimination cases, known as the Vento bands, have been updated in respect of claims after 6 April 2026.

Ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting confirmed

The government has committed to introducing mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers but there’s no timescale yet.

Duty to keep holiday records

From 6 April 2026, employers must keep records of holiday pay and annual leave.

Pay data: three months to February 2026

Two research bodies have published pay data for the three months to the end of February 2026.

February 2026 inflation data

The UK’s inflation rate in February 2026, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), was 3.0%.

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