While we still don't know how employment law is going to be impacted by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill we do know that the impact of the Bill is going to be scaled back.
The Bill, which is currently at report stage in the House of Lords was designed to revoke an estimated 4,000 pieces of legislation. Now, though, it seems that, following the business secretary Kemi Badenoch's announcement to Conservative MPs, around 800 pieces of legislation will be removed, while the majority of the retained EU laws will remain.
The question, of course, is which laws are going to go? Rights covering holiday pay, agency workers, part-time and fixed-term workers, maximum working weeks and rest breaks, equal pay and TUPE (amongst others) may be impacted by the Bill.
While the news that we're not going to have a sweeping clear out of EU-derived laws in the near future will be welcomed by many, there's still no indication of the government's intentions in relation to the employment law which may be subject to revocation or change. It's frustratingly still very much a matter of watch this space!
