UK reward metrics · Governance & Transparency

How do UK organisations handle dismiss-and-rehire policy position?

Source lumi HRBase 262 organisationsFieldwork 2026 H1

37%No policy

37% of organisations in the lumi HR community answered “No policy” on dismiss-and-rehire policy position (base: 262 UK organisations, 2026 H1).

Figures describe organisations in the lumi HR community, not a random sample of UK employers.

How UK organisations answered

No policy 37% Informal practice 36.6% Documented policy 19.5% Policy + consultation route 6.9%
Dismiss-and-rehire policy position (base: 262 organisations, 2026 H1). Percentages percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding.
Dismiss-and-rehire policy position: share of organisations by answer
AnswerShare of organisations
No policycommon37%
Informal practicealternative36.6%
Documented policyrare19.5%
Policy + consultation routerare6.9%

Common, alternative and rare describe how each answer sits against the community: the most chosen answer is common; an answer chosen by fewer than one in five organisations is rare.

Definition

The organisation's policy for avoiding dismiss-and-rehire when changing pay, pension or benefit terms. Restrictions under the Employment Rights Act 2025 commence on a date set by regulations. See the methodology for how the base is built, how not-applicable answers are handled, the public floor, and which organisations are excluded.

Cite this figure
Source: lumi HR, UK Reward Metrics, September 2026, lumihr.co.uk/metrics/dismiss-and-rehire-policy-position
Last updated 19 September 2026 · Data licence: CC BY 4.0 for the figures in the CSV download.

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