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The Employment Rights Act 2025 and other proposed employment reforms
The Employment Rights Act 2025 was passed by the House of Lords on 16 December 2025 and received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
This means that the legal framework is now firmly in place, though much of the detail remains to be worked out. The government has always been keen to emphasise that these details will be informed by consultation and has committed to ensuring that employers will get adequate time to prepare for the changes. The government's implementation roadmap contains information as to when the measures in the Act will be introduced; some of them not until 2027.
We have summarised the main provisions of the Act below, setting out the current position and what will change under the Act.