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Tracker: Employment Rights Bill
08 Jul 2025The Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on 10 October 2024, proposes significant reforms across various aspects of employment law. Below is a summary of key provisions, organised by topic:
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Working with pupil recruitment agents: new requirement to comply with the 'Agent Quality Framework'
07 Jul 2025Home Office guidance for sponsors is to be updated on 1 September, requiring holders of student sponsor licences who use agents to recruit international students to be signed up to the Agent Quality Framework.
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Merger Watch summary (June 2025)
07 Jul 2025Merger and acquisition activity in the independent schools sector has surged in 2024/25, marking an exceptional year.
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'Material change' for Independent Schools - a reset of the relationship with the Equality Act as more schools become co-educational?
07 Jul 2025Amidst a backdrop of consolidation in the independent schools' market - and with increased numbers of co-educational independent schools - the Department for Education (DfE) has recently updated its non-statutory guidance for independent schools.
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Collective consultations - giving you the benefit of NQHR's experience
07 Jul 2025At Narrow Quay HR we have recently assisted a number of independent schools with collective consultations. Reasons to consult have included potential redundancies, changes to terms and conditions or changes to the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
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The Employment Rights Bill: implementation timeline for major changes confirmed
07 Jul 2025The Government has confirmed when the major changes will take effect, with phased implementation running into 2027. Independent schools now have a valuable opportunity to plan ahead.