HR Connect updates - 16 October 2025

Watch HR Connect’s teachers' pay and STPCD update video free now

Every year Schools eagerly await the final publication of the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document and confirmation of teachers’ pay, so HR Connect’s expert HR Advisory team have prepared a webinar video, which covers all the essential information you need to know when managing pay decisions for teachers in your School or Academy.

Register free to watch our webinar video which explores:

• STPCD key principles
• Implementing the 2025 pay award
• New pay and appraisal arrangements for the 2025/26 cycle
• Timeline for implementation
• Checklist of actions for Schools and Academies.

Happy 1^st year anniversary to the Employment Rights Bill

It is hard to believe we have now approached a year since the Employment Rights Bill was introduced. The Employment Rights Bill was first introduced to Parliament on 10 October 2024. The original version was 158 pages long, the latest version is 330 pages long. The Bill has seen massive changes since the Bill was originally published. The Final Lords vote is scheduled for Tuesday 28 October 2025, with Royal Assent expected in November this year.

Read more about the impacts of the Bill and next steps for employers on the HR Connect website