Legislation – Employment Rights Act 2025
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Employment Rights Act 2025 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2026. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date.![]()
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to :
- s. 15 coming into force by S.I. 2026/3 reg. 4(2)
- s. 16 coming into force by S.I. 2026/3 reg. 4(3)
- s. 17 coming into force by S.I. 2026/3 reg. 4(4)
- s. 69(3)(a) omitted by 2025 c. 36 s. 68(6)(b)

Employment Rights Act 2025
An Act to make provision to amend the law relating to employment rights; to make provision about procedure for handling redundancies; to make provision about the treatment of workers involved in the supply of services under certain public contracts; to provide for duties to be imposed on employers in relation to equality; to amend the definition of “employment business” in the Employment Agencies Act 1973; to provide for the establishment of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body and Social Care Negotiating Bodies; to amend the Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023; to make provision for the implementation of international agreements relating to maritime employment; to make provision about trade unions, industrial action, employers’ associations and the functions of the Certification Officer; to make provision about the enforcement of legislation relating to the labour market; and for connected purposes.
Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—