What you need to know about changes to unfair dismissal

About this event

Employment Rights Act 2025: Unfair dismissal – A deep dive

Preparing you and your organisation for the most significant changes to unfair dismissal in a generation?

The Employment Rights Act 2025 will fundamentally reshape how employers manage dismissal, risk, and employee relations. For people professionals, the changes to unfair dismissal are among the most complex — and most high‑risk.

This practical, expert‑led session by Julie Temple and Karen Morovic, partners at Knights, is designed to help people professionals move beyond headlines and gain a clear, confident understanding of the changes in practice.

What we’ll cover

• the reduced six month qualifying period
• the removal of the compensation cap
• implications for probation
• changes to managing performance, capability and conduct
• anticipated tribunal trends
• practical steps to prepare now
• possible pitfalls

Why attend

✅ Clear, plain‑English explanation of complex legal change
✅ Practical guidance you can apply immediately
✅ Opportunity to ask questions and sense‑check your current approach

About the speakers

Julie Temple

Julie provides practical employment law and hr advice tailored to clients' objectives, ways of working and requirements and works with and delivers training for businesses of all sizes in all sectors as well as supports senior individuals with complex exits and claims. Julie is a certified (CMC) workplace mediator.

Karen Morovic

Karen is an experienced solicitor specialising in employment and business immigration law and provides strategic, client-focused advice and going the extra mile to achieve practical results. She works closely with both employers and employees to define clear objectives and maintain open communication throughout, giving a balanced perspective on workplace challenges. Karen also delivers training and is a certified (CMC) workplace mediator.

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