March 03, 2025
The UK Employment Rights Bill introduces expanded worker protections, including stronger day-one rights and stricter requirements for preventing workplace harassment. Employers will also need to navigate upcoming national wage reforms, artificial intelligence governance rules, and new EU pay transparency requirements. Meanwhile, evolving diversity, equity, and inclusion standards and regulatory changes in the financial sector and immigration policies may shape workforce compliance in the year ahead.
This LawFlash discusses a number of key takeaways from our UK Employment Law 2024 Year in Review and a Look Forward to 2025 Webinar.
The Bill proposes new and enhanced employee rights, makes provisions regarding pay and conditions in specified sectors, and reforms aspects of trade union conduct and industrial action.
The Bill’s provisions are not expected to come into effect before 2026, and many of the requirements also depend on secondary legislation, the outcome of consultation, and codes of practice. However, it is worth employers being aware of some of the key planned changes to plan for them ahead of 2026. A summary of some of the key changes (amongst others) are set out below:
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