UK Employment Rights Act: 2025 - Advanced

HR & People - Regulatory compliance
This is the risk and enforcement course for HR leads, senior managers, and owner-managers who carry the legal and financial risk under the Employment Rights Act 2025.

You'll learn how to map the Fair Work Agency's enforcement powers, handle the longer six-month tribunal time limits and uncapped unfair-dismissal awards, defend a complex dismissal claim, run the all-reasonable-steps harassment defence including third-party exposure, deal with NDAs that are void in harassment and discrimination cases, protect pregnancy and maternity returners, and manage board-level risk. By the end, you'll have an organisation-wide readiness and risk-control plan you can take to your board.

Access

Self-Paced Learning

Modules

11 Modules

Certification

Certificate of Completion

Price

€450
Learning Objectives
Course Benefits
Modules
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Map the enforcement landscape: Fair Work Agency powers, penalties, and what an inspection covers
  • Handle the longer six-month tribunal time limits and the uncapped unfair-dismissal awards from 1 January 2027
  • Defend a complex unfair-dismissal claim under the six-month rule, with a fair process and the right evidence
  • Run all reasonable steps as a legal defence to harassment liability, including third-party exposure
  • Handle NDAs that are void in harassment and discrimination cases, and protect pregnancy and maternity returners
  • Run board-level risk control and build an organisation-wide Employment Rights Act 2025 readiness plan
Benefits for the Organisation

• Give HR leads and senior managers the tools to control legal and financial risk under the Employment Rights Act 2025
• Reduce exposure to uncapped tribunal awards, enforcement penalties, and harassment claims as the changes land
• Evidence completed Employment Rights Act 2025 training to auditors, insurers, and the Fair Work Agency with timestamped records
• Standardise how your organisation defends claims, handles NDAs, and protects maternity returners, with a clear audit trail
• Save HR and owner-managers the time spent correcting avoidable mistakes under the new rules

Benefits for Learners

• Map the Fair Work Agency's powers and prepare for an inspection with confidence
• Defend a complex unfair-dismissal claim with a fair process and the right evidence
• Assemble an all-reasonable-steps harassment defence and handle NDAs that no longer hold
• Protect pregnancy and maternity returners and build a board-level readiness plan
• Pass the assessment knowing every answer traces to the Employment Rights Act 2025, the ERA 1996 as amended, or GOV.UK and ACAS guidance

Lesson 1: Welcome and how this works
Get oriented to the course and the Employment Rights Act 2025, see how the course works, and acknowledge the disclaimer before you begin.

Lesson 2: The enforcement machine
Start with a Fair Work Agency inspection notice. See the Agency's powers, the penalties, and what an inspection covers, then map an inspection to your controls.

Lesson 3: Six months to bring a claim
Work the tribunal time limits rising to six months from October 2026 and the uncapped awards from 1 January 2027, with ACAS early conciliation, on a real claim timeline.

Lesson 4: Defending an unfair-dismissal claim
Defend the dismissal of a seven-month employee under the six-month rule: the fair-process test, the evidence pack, and the uncapped-award exposure in real numbers.

Lesson 5: Harassment liability and your defence
Use all reasonable steps as a legal defence when a third-party harassment claim reaches tribunal, and assemble the evidence log that holds up.

Lesson 6: When the NDA will not hold
See why NDAs are void where they cover harassment or discrimination, handle a settlement offer with a wide gag clause, and redraft a clause that holds.

Lesson 7: Protecting pregnancy and maternity
Apply the enhanced dismissal protection for pregnancy and maternity, and test a redundancy made during maternity leave for safety.

Lesson 8: The board-level readiness plan
Build an organisation-wide risk-control plan: records, audit trail, insurance, policy refresh, and the costed twelve-month readiness plan your board signs off.

Lesson 9: Resources
Build your reference shelf: the Employment Rights Act 2025, the ERA 1996 as amended, employment tribunal rules, the regulators, and trusted further reading.

Lesson 10: Final assessment
Ten multiple-choice questions covering the whole course, with an 80% pass mark and two attempts, each question tied to a course outcome.

Lesson 11: Conclusion - feedback and certificate
Share your feedback on the course and claim your certificate of completion.

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Course FAQ's

Who is this course for?

HR leads, senior managers, and owner-managers across England, Wales, and Scotland who carry the legal and financial risk under the Employment Rights Act 2025 - the people who handle tribunal claims, enforcement, harassment liability, NDAs, and board-level decisions. The Foundation and Intermediate courses are useful first, but this course can be taken on its own by anyone responsible for employment risk.

No prior knowledge of employment law is required.

Where and when can I take this course?

The course can be taken at any time and from any internet-connected device.

Do I need prior knowledge or experience?

This is an advanced, risk-and-enforcement course, and all concepts are explained in a clear, practical way. A working knowledge of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (the Foundation and Intermediate courses) helps, but the course is self-contained.

Can this course be used for company-wide training?

Absolutely. This course is designed to be rolled out across the whole organisation, making it suitable for every employee, line manager, and HR team member who needs to understand the Employment Rights Act 2025.

Do I get a discount if I buy multiple seats for this course?

Yes. Please contact us and we will issue a quote according to your needs.

Will managers be able to track progress and completion?

Yes. Branch managers and administrators can track learner progress, completion rates, and assessment performance across the course.

This gives clear visibility on engagement and outcomes, making it easier to monitor participation, support staff where needed, and evidence completed Employment Rights Act 2025 training to auditors and the Fair Work Agency.

Is this course part of a larger employment law programme?

Yes. This is Course 3 (Advanced) of the Auren Employment Rights Act 2025 bundle - the risk and enforcement course for HR leads, senior managers, and owner-managers who carry the legal and financial risk. It follows Course 1 (Foundation), the orientation every manager and employee starts from, and Course 2 (Intermediate), the operational course for line managers and HR who run day-to-day people decisions.

All three courses in the bundle can be taken as stand-alone courses.