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
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 Spring 2025
Since the Labour government took office, we have seen considerable change planned for employment law. The Employment Rights Bill was released on 10 October 2024, and alongside that there are additional changes planned which do not require legislation, and longer term reforms being explored. In the employment law updates we will explore how the plans are developing, and we will also take a 'deep dive' into some of the areas that will require detailed thought and planning from employers. The Update will cover:
- An update on the Employment Rights Bill, including recent reports from the committee stages.
- An update on all other legal changes that are occurring in 2025.
- A 'deep dive' into the impact of the 2-year qualifying service being removed for unfair dismissal, the introduction of guaranteed hour contracts for those working on zero hours or low hours, the impact of changes to harassment legislation and how the trade union changes will impact all organisations, not just those which recognise trade unions. As well as exploring the legal issues. These 'deep dives' will have lots of practical ideas about what employers need to be doing in preparation for the changes.
- A review of recent case law, covering a wide range of topics.
- A look at the legal issues that need to be considered if organisations are considering moving to a 4 day week.
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
- 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.
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