
The government has published its roadmap for implementing the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) changes.
One certainty in life is that when you deliver employment legislation updates via written Insight and a webinar, the government will promptly publish more information! And so, on Tuesday afternoon 1 July 2025, the government published its roadmap for implementing the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) changes.
We have summarised the timetable in the Details section below.
There’s still a lot of hyperbole but some key messages in this document are:
Phased consultation to gather stakeholder view on the ERB’s numerous policy strands will take place as follows:
The Government has indicated that some measures may require more than one round of consultation, especially if there is a need to update or develop a Code of Practice. It has also confirmed that commencement timings for when provisions will come into force will be informed by the insights gained from relevant consultation and engagement exercises.
Phased implementation of measures will include the following:
As is usual practice, measures will be introduced on common commencement dates in each year (6 April and 1 October) for the majority of regulations laid using the powers provided for in the ERB.
Measures that will take effect when the ERB receives Royal Assent or soon afterwards include:
Measures that will take effect in April 2026 include:
Measures that will take effect in October 2026 include:
Measures that will take effect in 2027 include:
We will keep you updated on the detail and potential impact of these proposals as the various consultation documents are published, and more information is provided by the Government.
Update: Immediate next steps – House of Lords Report Stage dates published
The house of Lords has scheduled four sittings for its Report Stage over the course of this month and they go right up to the final day before the House commences its summer recess on 24 July 2025. The dates are: Monday 14, Wednesday 16, Monday 21 and Wednesday 23 July 2025. After the recess the process will resume with a Third Reading, a date for which is not yet set.
Employment Right Bill Series: House of Lords Stages completed (Principal Associate, Suzanne Nulty) 26 June 2025
Employment Rights Bill Series: The House of Lords Stages so far (Principal Associate, Suzanne Nulty) 6 June 2025
Employment Rights Bill Series: Employment Rights Bill moves from Commons to Lords (Principal Associate, Suzanne Nulty) 25 March 2025
Employment Rights Bill Series continued (Principal Associate, Suzanne Nulty) 7 March 2025
Employment Rights Bill Series: Zero Hours Contracts and Guaranteed Hours: A Zero-Sum policy? (Principal Associate, Louise Singh) 27 January 2025
Employment Rights Bill Series: Small but significant changes to the statutory sick pay system (Principal Associate, Ashley Powis) 13 December 2024
Employment Rights Bill Series: First set of proposed amendments: what it means and what to expect (Principal Associate, Suzanne Nulty) 6 December 2024
Employment Rights Bill Series: Further rules on fair tipping (Principal Associate, Ashley Powis) 3 December 2024
Employment Rights Bill Series: Dismissal and Re-engagement - Tying the Hands of employers? (Legal Director, Ross Hutchison) 22 November 2024
Employment Rights Bill Series: The Fair Work Agency (Principal Associate, Suzanne Nulty) 15 November 2024
Employment Rights Bill Series: The Pendulum Swings on Industrial Relation (Partner Andrew Forrest and Principal Associate, Louise Singh) 8 November 2024
Employment Rights Bill Series: Day 1 right to claim unfair dismissal (Principal Associate, Suzanne Nulty and Associate, Lauren Barchet) 25 October 2024
Employment Right Bill Series – Flexible Working “Further Flexion” (Principal Associate, Suzanne Nulty) 21 October 2024
The Employment Rights Bill Series: 2024 – What’s in, What’s out, and What’s next (Principal Associates, Louise Singh and Suzanne Nulty) 11 October 2024
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