Employment Rights Act 2025: Q3 update

6 August 2026

Giving effect to many of the commitments set out in the Government's 'Plan to Make Work Pay' the Employment Rights Act 2025 (the Act) establishes the framework for the most significant employment law reforms in several decades. These are being phased in over a  period of approximately two years.

A comprehensive Government consultation programme is well under way in relation to the specific detail of the Act's reforms that will be set out in in secondary legislation. In tandem additional consultations are being undertaken on employment reforms outside the scope of the Act.

As these various consultations progress, we now have a fuller picture on the substance and implementation timeframe of the new employment law landscape.

In the context of the emerging clarity this briefing examines the implications of, and preparatory steps that can be taken in relation to, some of the key employment law reforms.

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