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Employment Rights Bill: factsheets

Further details on the measures included within the Employment Rights Bill.

Documents

Employment Rights Bill overview

Adult Social Care Negotiating Body

Fair Work Agency

Fire and rehire

Statutory Sick Pay

Trade unions

Unfair dismissal

Zero hours contracts

Details

The Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on 10 October 2024, is the first phase of delivering the Plan to Make Work Pay.

This bill will support employers, workers, and unions to get Britain moving forward and fulfilling a commitment to introduce legislation within 100 days. It will also update and modernise the legislative framework in relation to employment rights.

The Plan to Make Work Pay sets out how the government is aiming to:

  • grow the economy
  • raise living standards across the country
  • create opportunities for all

The plan will help more people to stay in work, improve job security and boost living standards. The plan will also:

  • support employers and businesses across the country
  • create a fair and level playing field
  • modernise the employment rights framework to suit the economy of today

Businesses, employers and employees can use these factsheets to understand the measures within the bill and how it affects them.

Updates to this page

Published 18 October 2024

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