Legislation – Employment Rights Act 2025
Part 1
Employment rights
2 Shifts: rights to reasonable notice
3 Right to payment for cancelled, moved and curtailed shifts
4 Agency workers: guaranteed hours and rights relating to shifts
5 Collective agreements: contracting out
6 Amendments relating to sections 1 to 5
7 Repeal of Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023
8 Exclusivity terms in zero hours arrangements
9 Right to request flexible working
10 Statutory sick pay in Great Britain: removal of waiting period
11 Statutory sick pay in Great Britain: lower earnings limit etc
12 Statutory sick pay in Northern Ireland: removal of waiting period
13 Statutory sick pay in Northern Ireland: lower earnings limit etc
14 Policy about allocating tips etc: consultation and review
15 Parental leave: removal of qualifying period of employment
16 Paternity leave: removal of qualifying period of employment
17 Ability to take paternity leave following shared parental leave
19 Review of extent of right to time off for public duties
20 Employers to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment
21 Harassment by third parties
22 Sexual harassment: power to make provision about “reasonable steps”
23 Protection of disclosures relating to sexual harassment
24 Contractual duties of confidentiality relating to harassment and discrimination
25 Right not to be unfairly dismissed: qualifying period and compensation
27 Dismissal following period of statutory family leave
28 Dismissal for failing to agree to variation of contract, etc
Part 2
Other matters relating to employment
29 Collective redundancy: extended application of requirements
30 Collective redundancy consultation: protected period
31 Collective redundancy notifications: ships’ crew
32 Public sector outsourcing: protection of workers
34 Provision of information relating to outsourced workers
35 Duty to keep records relating to annual leave
36 Extension of regulation of employment businesses
37 Guidance about the employment of children on heritage railways
Part 3
Pay and conditions in particular sectors
Chapter 1 School support staff
38 Pay and conditions of school support staff in England
Social Care Negotiating Bodies
39 Power to establish Social Care Negotiating Body
40 Membership, procedure, etc of Negotiating Body
41 Matters within Negotiating Body’s remit
42 Meaning of “social care worker”
Consideration of matters by Negotiating Body
43 Consideration of matters by Negotiating Body
44 Reconsideration by Negotiating Body
45 Failure to reach an agreement
Giving effect to agreements of Negotiating Body
47 Effect of regulations ratifying agreement
Power of appropriate authority to deal with matters
48 Power of appropriate authority to deal with matters
49 Guidance and codes of practice
50 Duty of employers to keep records
51 Agency workers who are not otherwise “workers”
52 Regulations under section 46 or 48: supplementary
53 Regulations under this Chapter
55 Interpretation of this Chapter
56 Seafarers’ wages and working conditions
57 International agreements relating to maritime employment
Part 4
Trade unions and industrial action, etc
58 Right to statement of trade union rights
59 Right of trade unions to access workplaces
61 Political funds: requirement to pass political resolution
62 Requirement to contribute to political fund
63 Deduction of trade union subscriptions from wages in public sector
64 Facilities provided to trade union officials and learning representatives
65 Facilities for equality representatives
66 Facility time: publication requirements and reserve powers
67 Blacklists: additional powers
68 Industrial action ballots: turnout threshold
69 Industrial action ballots: support thresholds
70 Industrial action ballots: information to be included in notices to employers
71 Industrial action ballots: information to be included on voting paper
72 Period after which industrial action ballot ceases to be effective
74 Notice to employers of industrial action
75 Union supervision of picketing
76 Protection against detriment for taking industrial action
77 Protection against dismissal for taking industrial action
78 Repeal of provision about minimum service levels
79 Annual returns: removal of provision about industrial action
80 Annual returns: removal of provision about political expenditure
81 Removal of powers to enforce requirements relating to annual returns
82 Removal of investigatory powers
83 Powers to be exercised only on application
84 Removal of power to impose financial penalties
85 Removal of power to impose levy
86 Appeals to the Employment Appeal Tribunal
87 Employment outside Great Britain
88 Regulations subject to affirmative resolution procedure
Part 5
Enforcement of labour market legislation
90 Enforcement of labour market legislation by Secretary of State
91 Enforcement functions of Secretary of State
94 Labour market enforcement strategy
96 Power to obtain documents or information
97 Power to enter premises in order to obtain documents, etc
98 Power to enter dwelling subject to warrant
99 Supplementary powers in relation to documents
101 Powers of enforcement officers under Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
102 Offences relating to gangmasters: power to enter premises with warrant
103 Power to give notice of underpayment
104 Calculation of the required sum
105 Period to which notice of underpayment may relate
106 Notices of underpayment: further provision
107 Penalties for underpayment
108 Further provision about penalties
109 Suspension of penalty where criminal proceedings have been brought, etc
110 Appeals against notices of underpayment
111 Withdrawal of notice of underpayment
112 Replacement notice of underpayment
113 Effect of replacement notice of underpayment
114 Enforcement of requirement to pay sums due to individuals
115 Enforcement of requirement to pay penalty
116 Power to bring proceedings in employment tribunal
117 Power to provide legal assistance
118 Recovery of costs of legal assistance
119 Power to request LME undertaking
120 Measures in LME undertakings
121 Duration of LME undertakings
122 Means of giving notice under section 119
123 Power to make LME order on application
124 Applications for LME orders
125 Power to make LME order on conviction
127 Further provision about LME orders
128 Variation and discharge of LME orders
132 Items subject to legal privilege
133 Privilege against self-incrimination
134 Information relating to the intelligence services, etc
136 Disclosure of information: supplementary provision
137 Restriction on disclosure of HMRC information
138 Restriction on disclosure of intelligence service information
139 Offence of failing to comply with LME order
140 Offence of providing false information or documents
141 Providing false information or documents: national security etc defence
143 Power to recover costs of enforcement
144 Offences by bodies corporate
145 Application of this Part to partnerships
146 Application of this Part to unincorporated associations
147 Application of this Part to the Crown and Parliament
148 Abolition of existing enforcement authorities
149 Consequential and transitional provision
150 Meaning of “non-compliance with relevant labour market legislation”
Part 6
Miscellaneous and general
152 Increase in time limits for making claims
153 Orders and regulations under Employment Rights Act 1996: procedure
154 Power to make consequential amendments
155 Power to make transitional or saving provision
SCHEDULES
Schedule 1 Agency workers: guaranteed hours and rights relating to shifts
Schedule 2 Consequential amendments relating to sections 1 to 5
Schedule 3 Minor and consequential amendments relating to section 25
Schedule 4 Pay and conditions of school support staff in England
Schedule 5 Seafarers’ wages and working conditions
Schedule 6 Trade union recognition
Schedule 7 Legislation subject to enforcement under Part 5
Schedule 8 Warrants under Part 5: further provision
Schedule 9 Persons to whom information may be disclosed under section 135
Schedule 10 Consequential amendments relating to Part 5
Schedule 11 Transitional and saving provision relating to Part 5
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Employment Rights Act 2025, Paragraph 92.
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Schedule 10Consequential amendments relating to Part 5
Part 2Other consequential amendments
Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
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“A person who is an enforcement officer for the purposes of Part 5 of the Employment Rights Act 2025.”