Employment law update – Spring 2025

About this event

Update on key employment law changes and the announced amendments to the Employment Rights Bill

This online session, hosted by Harry Sherrard, Principal of Sherrards Employment Law Solicitors, will explore all key upcoming changes to UK employment law including Government plans for employment law reforms and the recently announced amendments to the Employment Rights Bill recently tabled.

With ample opportunity throughout for questions and discussion, the webinar will explore the following key topics and what they mean for employers, including:

• Amendments to Employment Rights Bill – including giving The Fair Work Agency the ability to initiate proceedings in an employment tribunal
• Ending ‘fire and rehire’
• Trade Union reform
• Zero-hour contracts & agency workers
• Removing the lower earnings limit and waiting period for Statutory Sick pay
• Update on Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023
• The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 – Coming into force from 6th April 2025
• Round Up
• Qs and As

About the speaker

Harry Sherrard, Sherrards Employment Law Solicitors

Harry is the Principal of Sherrards, and has been a specialist employment lawyer for 30 years. Described in Chambers as “well known and respected” in the market, and appreciated for his “common-sense approach and manner.” Harry writes and lectures widely on employment law issues and conducts training programmes throughout the UK.

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