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Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Changes for Employers

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming webinar exploring the key changes introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025 and what they mean in practice for employers and HR professionals. With significant reforms expected to impact day-to-day workforce management, this session will provide a clear and practical overview to help you prepare and future-proof your business.

During this webinar, expert employment lawyers Katie Glendinning and Lucy White will discuss:

  • Unfair Dismissal: Updates to qualifying periods, removal of the cap, and emerging risks for employers.
  • Fire and Rehire: New restrictions and automatic unfair dismissal rights, requirements for updated, future-proof contracts
  • Family Rights: Developments in paternity, parental, and bereavement leave, flexible working, and enhanced protections for pregnant employees.
  • Harassment: Strengthened employer duties and proactive steps to prevent workplace harassment.
  • Zero-Hour Contracts: New rights and obligations for employers utilising zero-hour workers.

This session is designed to give you practical insights and actionable guidance to help ensure compliance and minimise risk in light of these developments.

Who should attend?

This webinar is essential for senior HR professionals, business leaders, and anyone responsible for managing employment law risk. Gain valuable insights to help you stay current and strategically align your organisational agendas.

If you have any questions or issues registering online, please email marketing@clarkslegal.com.

We look forward to you joining us on 18 June. Can’t make it? Register here and we’ll send you the recording afterwards.

Event details

  • 18 June 2026
  • 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • Online
  • Free
  • Employment

Meet your speakers

Katie Glendinning

Partner CLARKSLEGAL

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Lucy White

Senior Solicitor CLARKSLEGAL

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