The Employment Rights Act 2025 is raising the stakes in recruitment. With unfair dismissal protection arriving at six months rather than two years, the compensation cap abolished, and new restrictions on the use of non-disclosure agreements, the cost of getting a hire wrong — or running an unfair process — has never been higher. This course explains what has changed, what it means in practice, and how to build a recruitment process that is fair, inclusive, and legally defensible from day one.
This course is suitable for all audiences.
- Explain the key ERA 2025 changes that affect recruitment practice, including the reduction of the unfair dismissal qualifying period and new restrictions on non-disclosure agreements.
- Identify the requirements of a fair, legally defensible recruitment process under the Equality Act 2010, including structured selection, objective criteria, and consistent documentation.
- Apply fair recruitment principles to avoid discrimination, reduce legal risk, and build hiring processes that are defensible from the very first interaction.
