Understanding the Employment Rights Act 2025: What Schools and Trusts Need to Know

The Employment Rights Bill received royal assent on 18 December 2025 and is now referred to as the Employment Rights Act 2025. The act outlines several key employment changes that will alter the way employers recruit, manage the employment relationship, and dismiss staff. This will involve reviewing policies, procedures and compliance practices, as well as training for line managers. The time to act is now for schools and trusts to fully understand the demands expected and how to remain compliant. 

Join us for our next People Matters webinar, led by Judicium Education HR, where we’ll discuss the biggest shift to take place in Employment Law & HR. We'll unpack changes to legislation, who it will affect and when, and what HR professionals can do now to best prepare.

You’ll leave with sharper insight into the emerging risks schools and trusts could face, plus actionable ways to be prepared when legislation changes are implemented. 

What we’ll cover in the session:

• To explore the biggest overhaul of Employment Law legislation in a generation
  
  
• Identify what changes are on the horizon, and when these will impact schools
  
  
• Discuss what can you do now, to prepare
  

Who is this session for? This session is designed for school and trust senior leadership teams and HR Directors who want to get ahead in preparing for the Employment Rights Act 2025.

Can’t make the webinar? Not to worry… Register anyway, and we’ll send you a copy of the recording. We look forward to seeing you there!

Introducing our Speaker

Louise Durbin, Senior Employment Law & HR Consultant

Louise is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She has come to Judicium with a wealth of experience, having worked within the charitable, manufacturing, and defence industries. Louise specialises in employment relations and strives to put the human element into human resources. When possible, she will always opt to call first rather than email, and looks forward to all client visits as they are an opportunity to build rapport that can only be made in person. 

In Louise’s spare time, she loves to be at one with elements, whether it be camping with her family, walking her two dogs, or carrying out her duties as the leader of her local Beaver Scout group. Additionally, as a practising Roman Catholic, Louise is involved with helping her local parish of St Edmunds, Horndean, with fundraising events and is currently supporting her two daughters through their first Holy Communion.