• The King’s Speech was delivered on July 17, setting forth the UK Government’s legislative agenda for the next Parliamentary Session.
• Highlights include the introduction of an Employment Rights Bill within the first 100 days, publication of a Draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, and a living wage that accounts for the current cost of living and eliminates age bands.

On July 17, 2024, King Charles delivered the King's Speech, which sets the Government’s legislative agenda for the next Parliamentary Session. In this, the new Labour Government announced an ambitious agenda with some 40 Bills planned for the 2024-2025 Parliament—the highest numbers of Bills proposed in one year since the 2005-2006 parliamentary session.

Included were two key employment-related Bills. The King’s Speech promised:

• To introduce an Employment Rights Bill within the first 100 days – this was accompanied with the comment that the Government “is committed to making work pay and will legislate to introduce a new deal for working people to ban exploitative practices and enhance employment rights.”
• To publish a Draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill to “enshrine in law the full right to equal pay for ethnic minorities and disabled people.”

Additionally, the speech stated that the Government will deliver a genuine living wage that accounts for the current cost of living and will “remove the discriminatory age bands to ensure that every adult worker benefits.”

So, the new Government is...

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