The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023: An Employment Focused Overview
本文分析了2023年英国《高等教育（言论自由）法案》对英格兰高校雇佣关系的影响，特别是对学术人员纪律处分和解雇的规定，并指出该法案将显著改变相关法律解释。
Abstract This article considers the provisions of the new Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 and focuses on its employment impact for registered higher education providers in England with respect to the management (in particular, discipline and dismissal) of their staff generally and their academic staff more specifically. Overall, it concludes that the impact on the employment relationship in this context will be significant. Alongside introducing specific provisions related to recruitment, dismissal and discipline of academic staff which will be enforceable through a statutory tort and a complaints scheme, the Act will influence how key aspects of the Employment Rights Act 1996 and the Equality Act 2010 are interpreted.