Governance, Risk and Compliance Catalogue / Employment rights bundle
We've added Four new courses into our GRC Catalogue and our Employment Rights Bundle
Employment Rights Act 2025 — New Courses
The Employment Rights Act 2025 is the most significant overhaul of UK employment law in decades. We have developed four new courses to help your managers and HR professionals understand what has changed, what is coming, and what they need to do. These courses are relevant to all organisations operating in the UK, regardless of sector.
Why this matters now The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces unfair dismissal protection after just six months (from January 2027), removes the cap on compensation, grants trade unions a new right of access to workplaces, and strengthens harassment protections. Managers who are not prepared before these dates arrive face significantly higher legal and financial risk. |
Expert contributor: Bethan Rosson, Employment Legal Counsel
All four courses feature expert video from Bethan Rosson, Employment Legal Counsel, providing authoritative guidance on the practical implications of each area of the Act.
Course | What it covers | Key learning outcomes |
Unfair Dismissal New | Covers ERA 2025 changes to unfair dismissal: qualifying period reducing to six months from January 2027, removal of the statutory compensation cap, and the five potentially fair reasons for dismissal under the Acas Code of Practice. | – Understand ERA 2025 changes to unfair dismissal law – Identify the five potentially fair reasons for dismissal – Apply fair dismissal procedures and documentation requirements |
Trade Union Rights New | Covers three waves of ERA 2025 trade union provisions including the new statutory right of union access to workplaces — a first in Great Britain — and the new employer duty to inform workers of their right to join a union. | – Understand new employer duties under ERA 2025 trade union provisions – Apply compliant approaches to union access requests – Identify updated rules on recognition and industrial action |
Fair Recruitment New | Covers ERA 2025 recruitment risk: six-month unfair dismissal protection, abolition of the compensation cap, new NDA restrictions, and fair recruitment obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Expert video from Bethan Rosson and Verity O'Brien. | – Understand ERA 2025 changes affecting recruitment practice – Build legally defensible recruitment processes – Avoid discrimination and reduce legal risk from day one |
Flexible Working Requests New | Covers the current day-one right to request flexible working and ERA 2025 changes arriving in 2027: a new reasonableness test and mandatory consultation process. Includes practical guidance on the eight statutory grounds for refusal. | – Understand current rights and ERA 2025 changes from 2027 – Identify when a refusal carries legal risk – Apply a fair, documented approach to handling requests |
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