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The Employment Rights Act 2025 (the Act) represents a significant change to the employment law landscape for Fire and Rescue Services across almost every area of the employee/employer relationship, whether in relation to protection against dismissal, family friendly rights or the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements. Industrial action is no exception, with some of the most significant changes impacting the relationship between Fire and Rescue Services and trade unions.  

The government is consulting on significant reform of the rules governing agency work and umbrella companies, with implications for businesses across multiple sectors.

The government has launched a consultation on changes to the statutory flexible working regime under the Employment Rights Act 2025. 

The government has launched a further consultation on how the new fire and rehire protections under the Employment Rights Act 2025 should apply to changes to expenses, benefits in kind and shift patterns. 

The Employment Rights Act 2025 represents a programme of reform that will unfold over the next two years. For school employers, the focus is now firmly on timing, prioritisation and forward planning.

The government has confirmed that the new statutory fire and re-hire protections will take effect from January 2027, later than previously expected.