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Act of Parliament Introduced 10 Oct 2024 Department for Business and Trade ↗ Parliament

Employment Rights Act 2025

A Bill 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 the 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.

Legislative progress

Commons 10 Oct 2024
1st reading
Commons 21 Oct 2024
2nd reading
Commons 21 Oct 2024
Programme motion
Commons 21 Oct 2024
Money resolution
Commons 26 Nov 2024
Committee stage
Commons 11 Mar 2025
Report stage
Commons 11 Mar 2025
Programme motion
Commons 12 Mar 2025
3rd reading
Lords 14 Mar 2025
1st reading
Lords 27 Mar 2025
2nd reading
Lords 29 Apr 2025
Committee stage
Lords 14 Jul 2025
Report stage
Lords 3 Sep 2025
3rd reading
Commons 15 Sep 2025
Programme motion
Commons 15 Sep 2025
Consideration of Lords amendments
Lords 28 Oct 2025
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Commons 5 Nov 2025
Consideration of Lords message
Lords 17 Nov 2025
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Commons 8 Dec 2025
Consideration of Lords message
Lords 10 Dec 2025
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Commons 15 Dec 2025
Consideration of Lords message
Lords 16 Dec 2025
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
Unassigned 18 Dec 2025
Royal Assent

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