Employment Rights Act 2025
Employment Rights Act 2025
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Overview of the Act
Reproduced verbatim from the Explanatory Notes published with the Act on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Explanatory Notes are prepared by the responsible government department and are not part of the Act.
The Employment Rights Act 2025 ("the Act") delivers the key legislative reforms set out in the Government’s Plan to Make Work Pay 1 . The Act updates and enhance existing employment rights and makes provision for new rights; makes provision regarding pay and conditions in particular sectors; and makes reforms in relation to trade union matters and industrial action. It further creates a new regime for the enforcement of employment law.
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2025 c. 36
Royal Assent: 2025-12-18
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk. Acts commence section by section — check the official text for commencement orders.