With measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025 set to become statutory in the next school year, Tes asks legal experts how schools should be preparing
The Employment Rights Act 2025 received Royal assent in December last year, bringing with it a range of changes that have implications for schools.
It has been called the “most significant update to employment law in decades”.
To make sense of how this will affect schools, Tes spoke to lawyers about what leaders need to know for the coming academic year.
Some of the changes have already come into effect, but with legal experts raising concerns about them getting overlooked amid the onslaught of new legislation schools are already dealing with, we have included these, too.
Organised by the date that the change applies from, here’s everything from the Employment Rights Act that may have an impact on schools - and how to prepare for it.
“We’ve got huge volumes of industrial action occurring both regionally and potentially in individual trusts,” says Sarah Linden, legal director at Browne Jacobson.
“Changing from two weeks to 10 calendar days to actually prepare for what could potentially be a school closure can be a significant difference for schools.
“The most effective things schools and trusts can do right now is invest in the quality of their relationships with trade unions before any dispute arises.
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