Employment Rights Act 2025 decoded: what Founders and Leaders need to know.
Employment Rights Act 2025 - do you and your business fully understand the legal changes and how they impact your people and your business?
Nat and Jess will be covering what's already in place and what's to come to stop the ERA changes keeping you up at night. Providing both legal insights on the changes as well as practical advice on how to turn the changes into action, the session will cover:
The practical changes that should now be business as usual and the quick wins for those that haven't quite caught up.
Outline the next next wave of ERA changes employers need to prepare for now including the expanding duty to prevent workplace harassment, trade union reforms and other key changes on the horizon.
Explain what you should be doing now to avoid another round of last-minute policy updates, manager training and reactive firefighting.
Explain why six-month unfair dismissal rights are a 2026 problem disguised as a 2027 reform. Why you need to rethink how you recruit, manage and assess new starters now, how the reduction to six-month unfair dismissal rights changes the risk profile for you, and the practical steps to stay ahead before these reforms become reality.
About Jess:
Jess is a straight-talking Employment Lawyer at Halborns. Before joining the team, she spent four years training and working at a specialist employment law firm in London.
She works closely with employers and HR teams on the people issues that crop up as businesses grow. From tricky day-to-day employee matters and business change through to disputes and litigation, Jess helps her clients achieve practical, commercial outcomes while managing legal and people risk.
About Nat:
Nat is Senior Partner at Foundation Partners, building out the core People offering for their portfolio companies. Nat's spent the past 15 years helping founders build strong teams from pre-seed through Series C. Prior to joining Foundation Partners, she was a Fractional CPO partnering with VCs and brands across health, wellness, tech. Nat also holds a number of RemCo Chair positions and acts as Venture Partner for Cornerstone.
About Halborns:
Halborns does employment law differently – straight-talking, proactive advice built around the outcome an organisation wants to achieve and the risks it’s comfortable taking. They work with employers across every sector and at every stage of growth, from start-ups and scale-ups to SMEs, mid-market businesses and large enterprises.
About Foundation Partners:
Foundation Partners accelerates business performance through leadership, talent and culture — helping companies grow faster and perform better. In the last two years they've worked with 100+ brands including Fyxer AI, Dex, Bricklane, Perceptic and Flash Pack.