Legislation – The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026
Which version?
Latest available (Revised)
Original (As enacted)
Citation and interpretation1.
(1)
These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026.
(2)
In these Regulations—
“the 1992 Act” means the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 19922;
“the 1996 Act” means the Employment Rights Act 19963;
“the 2025 Act” means the Employment Rights Act 2025;
“ACAS” means the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service4;
“parental leave” means leave under section 76 of the 1996 Act (entitlement to parental leave);
“paternity leave” means leave under section 80A of the 1996 Act (entitlement to paternity leave: birth) or section 80B of that Act (entitlement to paternity leave: adoption)5;
“placed for adoption” means placed—
(a)
(b)
with a local authority foster parent who has been approved as a prospective adopter under—
- (i)
section 22C of the Children Act 19898 (ways in which looked after children are to be accommodated and maintained) by a local authority in England, or
- (ii)
section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 20149 (ways in which looked after children are to be accommodated and maintained) by a local authority in Wales;