Public Sector Insights: Employment update

The Employment Rights Act 2025: where are we now and what’s on the horizon?

During the webinar, Blake Morgan Legal Director Jonathan Walsh, Associate Elinor Rowlands and Senior Practice Support Lawyer Debra Gers covered:

Key measures recently implemented such as the SSP reforms, family leave changes and expanded protection for sexual harassment disclosures and their practical implications.
The changes we can expect in October 2026 such as extension of the sexual harassment preventative duty, trade union reforms and the procurement two-tier code.
A look ahead to the high-profile changes to unfair dismissal rights in January 2027 and what these mean for employers as well as the introduction of mandatory equality action plans.
The consultations that have recently concluded and the impact on future reforms in areas as varied as flexible working, fire and rehire and collective redundancy consultation.
How to prepare for the wide-ranging measures introduced by the Act.