Overview

This course helps employers and HR leaders understand and prepare for the UK Employment Rights Act. It outlines the Act’s key provisions and phased implementation, and explains how new rights and duties are expected to affect workplace policies and practice.

Learning Objectives

• Explain the purpose, scope, and timeline of the Employment Rights Act (2025)
• Outline the Act's implementation schedule
• Identify the sectors most affected
• Describe new day one rights and implications for probation and dismissal processes
• Outline rights to predictable hours and strengthened flexible working arrangements
• Explore the duties on industrial action
• Summarise enhanced family-friendly and emergency leave provisions
• Define the proactive duty to prevent harassment
• Understand expanded equality and workplace reporting expectations
• Interpret the new fire-and-rehire Code of Practice

Target Audience

This standalone awareness course for HR and leaders gives a clear overview of the key elements of the Employment Rights Act (2025) and what they mean in practice. It’s designed as an introductory course to support planning for policy, process and communications.