What new employment law means for schools and academy trusts
14 November 2024
Online event
With significant changes to employment law proposed by the new government being pitched as “the biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation”, we explore what this will mean for schools and trusts.
Even prior to the election and the publication of their manifesto, Labour had already set out wide-ranging plans for employment and have since committed to implementing that plan in full. The key features of the plan include:
- Recruiting 6,500 new expert teachers in key subjects.
- Ending fire and rehire and banning exploitative zero hours contracts.
- Ensuring the independent Low Pay Commission account for the cost of living.
- Removing National Minimum Wage age bands.
- Introducing a Race Equality Act and ethnicity pay gap reporting.
- Taking further action to reduce the gender pay gap.
- Introducing day one rights to parental leave, sick pay and unfair dismissal protection.
- Creating a Single Enforcement Body for upholding employment rights.
Join employment lawyers Heather Mitchell and Polly O’Malley who will explain more about what to expect and advise on how you can prepare.
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Heather Mitchell
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heather.mitchell@brownejacobson.com
+44 (0)20 7871 8511
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