Employment law update
Understand the new employment laws under the Labour Government's new deal for workers.
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You’ll learn how to:
- expand knowledge relating to the latest developments in employment law
- recognise the organisational significance of recent changes
- evaluate the impact of legal updates on decisions that affect the overall success of an organisation
- assess your thinking around recent case law developments, legislation and future changes
- explore a range of interventions to enable organisation compliance
- reflect on emerging developments and upcoming legal changes.
About this course
Please note, On 16 April 2025 the Supreme Court returned the ruling that the protected characteristic of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex. The result of this ruling can be viewed on the Supreme Court website. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (the EHRC, the national equality and human rights regulator for England, Scotland and Wales) released an interim update on 25 April 2025 to help employers and others understand how to follow the law in response to the Supreme Court ruling. The EHRC is working 'at pace' to update its statutory and non-statutory guidance. We will update our content appropriately when the EHRC statutory guidance is available or changes are made.
Course length: One day
Delivery: Online classes and self-directed learning
Suitable for: Professionals who are already familiar with aspects of employment law and who want insight into recent and upcoming employment law changes.
Topics for Autumn 2025
The Employment Rights Bill is continuing its passage through the Parliamentary process at a pace and is currently in the committee stage in the House of Lords. It will then have its third and final reading in the House of Lords before the House of Commons and House of Lords argue out any amendments. Once that has completed it will receive Royal Assent and become, we expect, the Employment Rights Act 2025.
It is very likely that Royal Assent is received before Parliament goes into the summer recess. This will not mean that the Act will come into force immediately. There is typically at least one year for most of new legislation to come into force, and we know for certain that making unfair dismissal a day one right will not happen before October 2026.
However, it is likely that some parts of the Act will be brought into force earlier, maybe as early as October 2025. In addition, once we have the Act, we will finally know what changes to the law are going to happen, and which amendments that have been suggested are brought into force.
This will be the focus of our next essential Employment Law Update. We will work through the Employment Rights Act explaining what is going to change, and when. We will provide practical guidance on what you need to do to be ready for the changes. In addition, we will look at recent essential case law rulings.
If the Bill has not received Royal Assent the likely reason will be that the House of Lords have suggested several amendments that have not yet been resolved. If this is the case our Employment Law updates will explore what those amendments are and advise you on what is now happening with the Bill.
This is a time of huge change for employment law, and our experts will help you to understand what is happening, and what the implications are for your organisation.
What to expect from this ‘employment law’ course
“Very informative course, extremely interesting, facilitator was very professional, did a great job in making sure that we understood what discussed, providing detailed explanations with understandable examples (cases).”
Eleni Apoxoudi, Employment Law Update attendee, October 2023
In this full day course, we’ll work through the implications of all these changes, and help you identify what you need to do to prepare. The workshop content will vary depending on what is topical.
We’ll focus on practical insights and teach you a hands-on approach to dealing with changes constructively and confidently. You’ll explore examples, share thoughts and consider the impact of legal changes on your organisation.
The workshop predominantly covers England and Wales employment law and will have references to the law in Scotland. It will not cover the law in Northern Ireland.
What you’ll need to do on this ‘employment law’ update.
This is a one-day online course. You’ll learn through facilitated online lessons, activities and group discussions.
You may be asked to complete a short pre-course activity in preparation for the course. Following the workshop, you can use the course resource pack to embed your learning and support future planning.
What you’ll get on this ‘employment law’ update.
You’ll receive a resource pack to help you support or lead effective implementation of employment law changes in your organisation.
At the end of this employment law update course, you’ll receive a certificate.
Taking part in this course gives you access to the CIPD Learning Hub for 12 months. Here, you can access your course content together with other valuable resources and tools. When you finish your course, you can enjoy an additional 12 months of access to other resources on the Learning Hub.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this ‘employment law’ course, you’ll be able to:
- understand the rights of both employers and employees.
- implement employment law changes or support others to do so
- share the latest thinking about the ever-changing world of work
- incorporate the latest evidence-based practice into your organisation
- demonstrate an increased awareness of the complexities of UK employment law.
Team bookings
Interested in booking this course for your team? We offer group bookings solutions for teams of four or more people.
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