On 10 October 2024, the Government published the Employment Rights Bill 2024, promised within the first 100 days of the new Parliament with reforms including measures on ‘exploitative’ zero-hours contracts and ‘fire and rehire’ practices, and establishing protection from unfair dismissal, as well as entitlement to sick pay and parental leave rights from day one of employment.
As is apparent from the Government press release, this is only the start. Despite the Bill being 158 pages long, much of the crucial detail regarding the actual implementation of the Bill’s provisions and what this will mean for employers will be subject to further consultation. The majority of reforms will take effect no earlier than 2026 with the unfair dismissal reforms taking effect no sooner than autumn 2026, although some trade union reforms to come into force two months after the Bill is passed.
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