Information since 25 Nov 2025, 11:13 a.m.
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
175 speeches (33,963 words) Committee stage Friday 27th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) I sat for many hours through the debates on the Employment Rights Bill. - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer) But as those of us who sat through the hours and hours of deliberations on the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech |
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National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
27 speeches (4,074 words) Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Wednesday 25th March 2026 - Lords Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con - Life peer) of difficult legislation sent their way, such as the national insurance increase and the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech |
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National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill
108 speeches (20,661 words) Report stage Thursday 5th March 2026 - Lords Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con - Life peer) These amendments mirror amendments that we tabled to the then Employment Rights Bill, because we thought - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
201 speeches (47,785 words) Wednesday 28th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: None This is an issue that we debated at length in the Employment Rights Bill, but I am hopeful that the Minister - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) This issue, as others have said, was debated at some length during passage of the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech |
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Youth Unemployment
152 speeches (26,663 words) Wednesday 28th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Graham Stuart (Con - Beverley and Holderness) to be regretted, and it is about time that the Government turned around their jobs tax and Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech 2: Helen Whately (Con - Faversham and Mid Kent) employment—that is exactly the problem.On exactly the point about regulation and red tape, the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech |
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Finance (No. 2) Bill (First sitting)
84 speeches (17,734 words) Committee stage: 1st sitting Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Public Bill Committees HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Mark Garnier (Con - Wyre Forest) Friend the Member for Mid Buckinghamshire (Greg Smith) made on the Employment Rights Bill Committee. - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
173 speeches (10,927 words) Tuesday 27th January 2026 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Lincoln Jopp (Con - Spelthorne) the Chancellor’s jobs tax is pushing up prices and raising the cost of living, and that the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
150 speeches (10,499 words) Monday 26th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Helen Whately (Con - Faversham and Mid Kent) Surely he agrees that it is time to scrap the job-killing red tape in the Employment Rights Bill and - Link to Speech |
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ILO Convention 190
17 speeches (1,478 words) Monday 26th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Lord Katz (Lab - Life peer) The noble Baroness will remember well the debates we had in Committee on the then Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
80 speeches (24,776 words) Wednesday 21st January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Smith of Malvern (Lab - Life peer) the words of my noble friend Lord Katz when a related amendment was tabled on Report on the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech |
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Parental Leave and Pay Review
21 speeches (1,797 words) Tuesday 20th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Department for Work and Pensions Mentions: 1: Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab - Life peer) action being taken already on this issue, which was a very important part of our debate on the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech 2: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) I thank my noble friend for that and pay tribute to all the wonderful work she did on the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech 3: Lord Fox (LD - Life peer) consultations are still under way and how many more reviews will be conducted before the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech 4: Lord Hunt of Wirral (Con - Life peer) My Lords, when we dealt with the Employment Rights Bill, just before Royal Assent there was a draft implementation - Link to Speech 5: Baroness Sherlock (Lab - Life peer) However, I tell him this: we had lots of long battles in this House over the Employment Rights Bill but - Link to Speech |
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Food Inflation
49 speeches (13,549 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Westminster Hall Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mentions: 1: Robbie Moore (Con - Keighley and Ilkley) New regulation is having inflationary challenges: the un-Employment Rights Bill worked its way through - Link to Speech |
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Covid-19: Financial Support
57 speeches (12,388 words) Thursday 15th January 2026 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Sarah Olney (LD - Richmond Park) Liberal Democrats strongly supported the expansion of workers’ rights during the passage of the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech 2: Caroline Nokes (Con - Romsey and Southampton North) impacted by covid-19 financial support, but I am not convinced that Making Tax Digital and the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech |
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
22 speeches (3,631 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Lords Chamber Mentions: 1: Baroness Blake of Leeds (Lab - Life peer) rightly discussed and debated by your Lordships’ House last year during the passage of the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech |
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Oral Answers to Questions
129 speeches (10,624 words) Wednesday 14th January 2026 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Douglas Alexander (LAB - Lothian East) That is why the Employment Rights Bill matters, and that is why the 220,000 people being lifted out of - Link to Speech |
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Finance (No. 2) Bill
154 speeches (30,057 words) Committee of the whole House (day 2) Tuesday 13th January 2026 - Commons Chamber HM Treasury Mentions: 1: Luke Evans (Con - Hinckley and Bosworth) cumulative effect, but I am interested to see that her new clause 9 does not mention the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech 2: Daisy Cooper (LD - St Albans) During the passage of the Employment Rights Bill, we Liberal Democrats said repeatedly on the record - Link to Speech 3: Luke Evans (Con - Hinckley and Bosworth) need to do the same, but the toxic concoction that this Government have set out on, with the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026
Written Evidence - Poverty and Inequality Commission CPS0097 - Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy - Work and Pensions Committee Found: The Employment Rights Bill provides a starting point, but the UK Government needs to go further. |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026
Written Evidence - Centre for Research in Social Policy CPS0092 - Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy - Work and Pensions Committee Found: Changes announced as part of the Employment Rights Bill are also welcome, but do very little to directly |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026
Written Evidence - Centre for Research in Social Policy CPS0092 - Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy - Work and Pensions Committee Found: Changes announced as part of the Employment Rights Bill are also welcome, but do very little to directly |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026
Written Evidence - Fraser of Allander Institute CPS0083 - Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy - Work and Pensions Committee Found: The Employment Rights Bill has the potential to improve job quality for affected workers, albeit with |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026
Written Evidence - The National Children's Bureau CPS0049 - Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy - Work and Pensions Committee Found: We also welcome the increased the National Living Wage, the strengthening of the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026
Written Evidence - Gingerbread CPS0019 - Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy Realising potential: Delivering the Child Poverty Strategy - Work and Pensions Committee Found: including increases to the minimum wage and reforms through the Make Work Pay plan and Employment Rights Bill |
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Wednesday 18th March 2026
Oral Evidence - Department for Work and Pensions, Department for Work and Pensions, and Department for Work and Pensions Transition to State Pension age - Work and Pensions Committee Found: That is what the Employment Rights Bill is about. |
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Friday 13th March 2026
Report - 16th Report - Post Office Horizon scandal: Justice for sub-postmasters Business and Trade Committee Found: Horizon scandal redress: Unfinished business: Government response HC 778 3rd Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill |
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Wednesday 11th March 2026
Written Evidence - Trades Union Congress (TUC) UKFA0019 - The UK’s fiscal framework The UK’s fiscal architecture - Economic Affairs Committee Found: TUC has a specific concern about the OBR’s potential approach to the Employment Rights Bill, when the |
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Wednesday 11th March 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport re, Misogyny in music follow up, dated February 2026 Women and Equalities Committee Found: womeqcom@parliament.uk Social: @houseofcommons parliament.uk non-disclosure agreements in the Employment Rights Bill |
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Wednesday 4th March 2026
Oral Evidence - Liz Sayce OBE Work and Pensions Committee Found: The flexible working changes that are being brought in by the Employment Rights Bill are very valuable |
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Thursday 26th February 2026
Report - 17th Report – Pre-appointment hearing with the Government's preferred candidate for the Chair of the Competition and Markets Authority Business and Trade Committee Found: Horizon scandal redress: Unfinished business: Government response HC 778 3rd Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill |
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Wednesday 25th February 2026
Oral Evidence - University of Kent, Health Foundation, TUC, and University of Edinburgh Business School Transition to State Pension age - Work and Pensions Committee Found: We also think that taking advantage of some of the positive measures within the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 24th February 2026
Written Evidence - Trades Union Congress OBR0019 - The OBR: 15 years on Treasury Committee Found: have flagged our views (with the OBR) around their potential economic interpretation of the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 24th February 2026
Written Evidence - Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) OBR0018 - The OBR: 15 years on Treasury Committee Found: IPPR’s analysis of the Employment Rights Bill highlights that government assessments can underplay benefits |
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Friday 13th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport re, Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority, dated 11.02.2026 Women and Equalities Committee Found: (0)20 7219 4432 Social: @houseofcommons parliament.uk non-disclosure agreements in the Employment Rights Bill |
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Friday 13th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence to Secretary of State for Business and Trade, re Non-disclosure agreements, dated 11.02.2026 Women and Equalities Committee Found: delighted to see the inclusion of a ban on the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in the Employment Rights Bill |
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Wednesday 11th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection relating to implementing the Employment Rights Act, 3 February 2026 Business and Trade Committee Found: As set out in our Implementing the Employment Rights Bill publication, we are taking a phased approach |
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Wednesday 11th February 2026
Correspondence - Letter to the Minister for Employment Rights and Consumer Protection relating to the Employment Rights Act consultation and implementation timeline, 22 January 2026 Business and Trade Committee Found: Rt Hon Liam Byrne MP Chair of the Business and Trade Committee 1 Implementing the Employment Rights Bill |
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Wednesday 11th February 2026
Written Evidence - University of Essex RAI0056 - Human Rights and the Regulation of AI Human Rights and the Regulation of AI - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Notably, the Trade Union Congress has proposed an Artificial Intelligence (Regulation and Employment Rights) Bill |
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Wednesday 11th February 2026
Report - 15th Report – Small business strategy Business and Trade Committee Found: During our inquiry into the Employment Rights Bill, we were warned that delays in reforms to employment |
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Tuesday 10th February 2026
Estimate memoranda - Ministry of Justice Supplementary Estimate Memorandum 2025-26 Justice Committee Found: Against Women and Girls campaign £0.200m £0.200m Department for Business and Trade Employment Rights Bill |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026
Report - 14th Report - Toward a new doctrine for economic security: Government Response Business and Trade Committee Found: Horizon scandal redress: Unfinished business: Government response HC 778 3rd Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026
Report - 14th Report - Toward a new doctrine for economic security: Government Response Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls Found: Horizon scandal redress: Unfinished business: Government response HC 778 3rd Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority, and Can't Buy My Silence Misogyny in music: follow up - Women and Equalities Committee Found: that, but when you look at the legislation in the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 and the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Written Evidence - Food and Drink Federation FWM0125 - Food and Weight Management Food and Weight Management - Health and Social Care Committee Found: addition, minimum wages have risen, new EU trade measures on imports are costlier, and the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Report - 13th Report - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Business and Trade Committee Found: company, stated: [T]he ongoing uncertainty surrounding several of the provisions within the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 27th January 2026
Special Report - 8th Special Report - Female entrepreneurship: Government Response Women and Equalities Committee Found: Through the Employment Rights Bill we have made a start on improving our offer to working families by |
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Tuesday 27th January 2026
Special Report - Large Print: 8th Special Report - Female entrepreneurship: Government Response Women and Equalities Committee Found: Through the Employment Rights Bill we have made a start on improving our offer to working families by |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Written Evidence - Durham University RTS4682 - Routes to Settlement Routes to Settlement - Home Affairs Committee Found: fair-pay-agreement-process-in-adult-social-care-consultation-document> accessed 28 November 2025. 32 ibid. 33 UK Government, ‘Implementing the Employment Rights Bill |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Report - 12th Report - UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Business and Trade Committee Found: Horizon scandal redress: Unfinished business: Government response HC 778 3rd Make Work Pay: Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) PRO0167 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: We are concerned with the Employment Rights Bill, that introducing multiple changes to employment law |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Kingfisher PRO0169 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: Data (Use and Access) Act ○ UK DMCC (Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act) ○ UK Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - The Adecco Group PRO0155 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: Despite this, we remain concerned that the Employment Rights Bill in its current form – including the |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Trades Union Congress (TUC) PRO0164 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: inappropriate algorithmic management, as set out in the TUC’s Artificial Intelligence (Regulation and Employment Rights) Bill |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - World Wellbeing Movement PRO0154 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: That is why we welcome many of the measures within the Employment Rights Bill which support good working |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) PRO0145 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: Wages/NICs/Employment Rights Bill: Whilst general employment changes that are not in the WSTA’s direct |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Institute of Directors PRO0138 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: Insight from our members suggests that heightened concerns over the Employment Rights Bill also contributed |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - British Retail Consortium PRO0126 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: The Employment Rights Bill – which the Government’s own impact assessment suggests could add £5 billion |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Progressive Britain PRO0124 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: already acting to support people in these areas and across the ‘everyday economy’ through the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Progressive Britain PRO0124 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: already acting to support people in these areas and across the ‘everyday economy’ through the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - British Retail Consortium PRO0126 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: The Employment Rights Bill – which the Government’s own impact assessment suggests could add £5 billion |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - ASLEF PRO0109 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: for passengers and businesses across Britain. 14.Beyond the railways the delivery of the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - West Yorkshire Manufacturing Advisory Board PRO0095 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: regulations impact companies' decisions to invest in the UK, including in West Yorkshire. o Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - The Food and Drink Federation PRO0076 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: Looking ahead, businesses are preparing for the implementation of the Employment Rights Bill across |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Rail Forum PRO0062 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: Many businesses are also extremely concerned about the impact of the Employment Rights Bill when |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - The Growth Commission PRO0067 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: The impact of the Employment Rights Bill We remain deeply concerned that, despite a concession from the |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - British Chambers of Commerce PRO0074 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: Concerns over the impact of the Employment Rights Bill, particularly the cost and administrative burdens |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Indeed UK Operations Limited PRO0073 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: Indeed welcomes the provisions in the Employment Rights Bill that strengthen individual rights to request |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) PRO0057 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: We particularly welcomed the Committee’s report on the scrutiny of the Employment Rights Bill and recommendation |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - GC100 PRO0047 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: Government has launched consultations in relation to the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill and Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) PRO0019 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: Employers are clear that rising costs, uncertainty around the Employment Rights Bill, and successive |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - UKHospitality PRO0026 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: There remains some uncertainty from businesses about how they will manage the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 20th January 2026
Written Evidence - UKactive PRO0015 - Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 Priorities of the Business and Trade Committee for 2026 - Business and Trade Committee Found: in employer NICs; and the potential additional burden on business from the changes in the Employment Rights Bill |
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Wednesday 14th January 2026
Written Evidence - App Drivers and Couriers Union JUJ0029 - Joined-up journeys: achieving and measuring transport integration Joined-up journeys: achieving and measuring transport integration - Transport Committee Found: It is for this reason that ADCU is pushing for amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, to urgently |
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Tuesday 13th January 2026
Oral Evidence - Confederation of British Industry (CBI), and Trades Union Congress (TUC) UK trade with the US, India and EU - Business and Trade Committee Found: The UK took a really important step forward with the passing of the Employment Rights Bill at the end |
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Tuesday 6th January 2026
Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the work of the Department, 19 December 2025 Business and Trade Committee Found: Employment Rights Bill and Make Work Pay ‘Disguised’ or ‘bogus’ self-employment occurs when workers |
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Social Services: Staff
Asked by: Damien Egan (Labour - Bristol North East) Monday 13th April 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps are being taken to prevent abuse of social care staff, including threatening unemployment, wage theft, and abuse of overtime. Answered by Stephen Kinnock - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) The Department works closely with regulators, local authorities, other departments, and enforcement bodies to share concerns and intelligence about illegal or unethical practices in adult social care. The Government is creating the Fair Work Agency (FWA) to simplify the labour market enforcement system and build an economy based on fair competition and fair reward for hard work. It will bring enforcement functions of three existing bodies together, into one place, so employment rights are enforced more effectively and efficiently. The FWA will be responsible for enforcing domestic agency rules, the national minimum wage, licensing standards for gangmasters, and acting against serious labour exploitation. The FWA will be implemented in phases following Royal Assent of the Employment Rights Bill, with the FWA being established in April 2026. |
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Employment Rights Act 2025
Asked by: Julian Smith (Conservative - Skipton and Ripon) Monday 30th March 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on a) the hospitality sector and b) levels of employment. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Government published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Act [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments]. The majority of employees will benefit from new protections in the Act and our assessment finds that workers in the low-paying sectors, including hospitality, will benefit the most from the Act. Our analysis, supported by independent modelling and international evidence, demonstrates pro-employment effects are more likely, and deems the overall risk to employment to be low. |
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Working Hours
Asked by: Baroness Griffin of Princethorpe (Labour - Life peer) Monday 23rd March 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of workers who work more than their contracted hours. Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) There are no official data sources that provide readily available estimates of the number of contracted hours across the whole labour market. The Office for National Statistics regularly publishes estimates of the number of people on zero hours contracts, where all hours worked are additional to contracted hours: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/emp17peopleinemploymentonzerohourscontracts. The government has published a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts of the zero hours contract measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments. We will publish further analysis in due course as we implement those measures. |
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Small Businesses: Working Hours
Asked by: Blake Stephenson (Conservative - Mid Bedfordshire) Monday 16th March 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of guaranteed hours requirements on small and medium-sized enterprises operating in sectors reliant on temporary labour. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The government has published a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts of the zero hours contract measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025. This analysis includes consideration of increases in labour costs and effects on flexibility for micro, small and medium-sized businesses, and identifies the sectors most likely to be affected by the measures. |
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Productivity
Asked by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds) Monday 16th March 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on productivity; and what information his Department holds on the OBR having made such an assessment. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Government has published a comprehensive assessment on the impact of the Act. It cites academic evidence linking stronger employment protections to improved productivity and highlights that better job security, wellbeing, and reduced undercutting of good employers may lead to a more productive workforce. The OBR have not yet made an assessment of the Act as policy development is still ongoing. The OBR has stated that it plans to include the Act in its forecasts once details are sufficiently confirmed, and we will support them in preparing for any forecast in future. |
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Special Constables
Asked by: Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat - South Cotswolds) Tuesday 3rd March 2026 Question to the Home Office: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of employment protections for special constables undertaking mandatory training or deployment; and whether she plans to introduce statutory employment rights comparable to those available to Reserve Forces personnel. Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office) Special constables are not employees of police forces and therefore do not fall within the scope of employment legislation in the same way as paid staff. There is currently no statutory requirement on employers to provide paid or unpaid leave for employees undertaking special constable duties, including mandatory training or deployment. However, many employers choose to support special constables voluntarily, including through the Employer Supported Policing scheme. As part of the Employment Rights Bill, the Government has committed to undertake a statutory review of the civic roles covered by section 50 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, including whether special constables should be included. This review will consider the existing arrangements and the case for additional statutory protections. |
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Zero Hours Contracts: Reform
Asked by: Fred Thomas (Labour - Plymouth Moor View) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed reforms to zero-hours contracts on businesses whose sales are significantly affected by (a) the weather and (b) other unpredictable factors. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The government has published a comprehensive assessment of the potential impacts from the zero hours contract measures in the Employment Rights Act 2025. These assessments include consideration of increases in labour costs and the subsequent effects, as well as setting out the sectors most likely to be impacted by the measures. |
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Hospitality Industry: Franchises
Asked by: Julian Smith (Conservative - Skipton and Ripon) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on hospitality franchise businesses; and whether he plans to provide support for employers to manage costs. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Government has published a comprehensive assessment on the impact of the Act, which includes analysis of the potential sectoral impacts. The Government recognises the vital contribution of the hospitality sector to the UK, supporting local employment, sustaining high streets and communities, and playing an important role in our cultural and social fabric. We are delivering long overdue reform to rebalance business rates system. Over 750,000 retail, hospitality and leisure properties will benefit from permanently lower tax rates. This is a permanent tax cut worth nearly £900 million with no cash cap, benefitting all qualifying properties on high streets across England. |
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Small Businesses: Franchises
Asked by: Julian Smith (Conservative - Skipton and Ripon) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on the ability of small and medium-sized businesses, including franchises, to re-invest and create jobs. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Government has published a comprehensive assessment on the impact of the Act. As per our Better Regulation requirements, each Impact Assessment includes a small, medium and micro business assessment. The Small Business Plan also outlines how we will support small and medium sized businesses to grow and thrive across the UK through the most significant package of legislative reforms in 25 years to tackle late payments; unlock billions of pounds in finance to support start-ups and scale ups; remove unnecessary red tape; revitalise the High Street as a place to do business; and deliver growth boosting support for Digital and AI Adoption. |
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Working Hours
Asked by: Julian Smith (Conservative - Skipton and Ripon) Monday 2nd March 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the guaranteed hours requirements in the Employment Rights Act 2025 on a) employees seeking flexibility, including those seeking to match schools terms, and b) employers with seasonal demand changes. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) My department has published a robust set of Impact Assessments that provide a comprehensive analysis on the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025, available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments. The Employment Rights Act is intended to improve security of income and work, while maintaining flexibility. Workers will be able to decline an offer of guaranteed hours if they wish. Employers with seasonal working patterns will continue to have a range of options, including the use of fixed term contracts where appropriate. The government will consult further before making regulations, including on how the right could apply in relation to annualised hours arrangements. |
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Hospitality Industry: Young People
Asked by: Roz Savage (Liberal Democrat - South Cotswolds) Monday 16th February 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on employment opportunities for young people in the hospitality sector; and how he plans to ensure that restrictions on zero-hours contracts and flexible working do not lead to reduced staffing levels and fewer entry-level roles in pubs and similar businesses. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Government published a comprehensive assessment that shows young workers, typically disproportionately represented in low-paid, low quality and insecure jobs will be amongst the largest beneficiaries of the Act. We are changing legislation through the Act to make it more likely that flexible working requests are accepted where they are reasonable and feasible. The Act does not prevent employers from hiring workers on zero hours contracts and workers will be able to remain on them if it suits their needs. We are committed to consulting fully with stakeholders, including within the hospitality sector, to determine the next level of policy detail, to be set in regulations. |
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Conditions of Employment
Asked by: Steve Darling (Liberal Democrat - Torbay) Wednesday 11th February 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to hold the consultation on proposed changes to NDAs under the Employment Rights Bill; and what is the planned timeline for implementation. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Employment Rights Act 2025 will address the misuse of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) by employers who want to silence workers about harassment and discrimination in the workplace. The Government will consult on the conditions under which NDAs can still be validly made (known in the legislation as ‘excepted agreement’). We will also consult on the individuals that a worker with an excepted agreement can speak to (e.g. the police, or medical professionals). We will bring forward the consultation shortly. The consultation will inform the policy detail in order to draft the regulations and commence this measure in due course. |
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Conditions of Employment: Glasgow
Asked by: Maureen Burke (Labour - Glasgow North East) Tuesday 10th February 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many workers in Glasgow are estimated to benefit from day-one rights when the Employment Rights Act comes into force on 1 April 2026. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) Across the UK from 6 April 2026, new day one rights will now allow 32,000 more dads and partners each year to take paternity leave and 1.5m more parents to take unpaid parental leave. This will support working families to juggle the modern demands of work with raising children. The government is also bringing in changes that will mean up to 1.3 million more employees, particularly in lower-paid or part-time roles are able to access Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) through the removal of the Lower Earnings Limit and ensuring all employees can access SSP from the first day of sickness absence.
Analysis also shows Scotland is expected to disproportionately benefit from the Employment Rights Act. Further detail on this analysis can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments |
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Business: Regulation
Asked by: Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 9th February 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the total regulatory cost to businesses resulting from the Employment Rights Act 2025, broken down by business size and measured in compliance hours per year. Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Government has published 29 Impact Assessments representing a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Act: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments. Each Impact Assessment considers how impacts may vary depending on business size and includes an estimation of the potential compliance costs. |
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Business: Surrey
Asked by: Al Pinkerton (Liberal Democrat - Surrey Heath) Friday 30th January 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies on trends in the level of employment costs for businesses in Surrey. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Government has published 29 Impact Assessments representing a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Act: Employment Rights Act 2025: impact assessments - GOV.UK. This includes an assessment of regional impacts. An impact assessment on the 2026 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates will be published shortly, including an assessment of regional impacts. |
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Conditions of Employment: Adenomyosis and Endometriosis
Asked by: Nick Timothy (Conservative - West Suffolk) Wednesday 28th January 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations did he receive from women with (a) endometriosis and (b) adenomyosis on provisions within the Employment Rights Bill to support employees with these conditions. Answered by Kate Dearden - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) The Government is committed to improving women’s health and supporting employees through the Employment Rights Act (ERA). Officials have engaged with women’s health organisations, including endometriosis groups, informing voluntary Employer Action Plans on menopause from April 2026. We’re helping people with health conditions stay and thrive at work through programmes such as Keep Britain Working and greater access to flexible working. Statutory Sick Pay may also apply which, from April, becomes payable from day one of sickness absence. Beyond the ERA, endometriosis and adenomyosis may be considered disabilities, and if so, employers must offer reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010. |
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Unfair Dismissal: Compensation
Asked by: Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative - Life peer) Monday 26th January 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Lloyd of Effra on 2 January (HL13041), when they will publish the enactment impact assessment for the Employment Rights Act 2025; and whether that assessment will include breakdowns by sector of the impact on (1) small businesses with fewer than 50 employees, and (2) micro-businesses with fewer than 10 employees. Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) On Wednesday 7 January, the Government published the Enactment Summary Impact Assessment for the Employment Rights Act 2025. This forms part of a comprehensive package of 29 Impact Assessments analysing the impact of the Act: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments. As per our Better Regulation requirements, each Impact Assessment includes a small and micro business assessment. |
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Small Businesses
Asked by: Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative - Life peer) Friday 23rd January 2026 Question to the Department for Business and Trade: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of businesses with fewer than 50 employees that will (1) reduce hiring, (2) reduce wages, or (3) cease trading, as a result of the Employment Rights Act 2025. Answered by Baroness Lloyd of Effra - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) The Government has published 29 Impact Assessments representing a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Act: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments. As per our Better Regulation requirements, each Impact Assessment includes a small and micro business assessment. |
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Employment Rights Bill: Research
Asked by: James Cleverly (Conservative - Braintree) Wednesday 21st January 2026 Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the publication entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, November 2025, of 31 December 2025, what the topic and terms of reference were for the Employment Rights Bill Research by Verian Group UK Limited with reference 5105606902; and what the timetable is for the publication of that research. Answered by Samantha Dixon - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) The government’s Plan to Make Work Pay will improve living standards, support economic growth, and provide more security for people in work.
The research, developed with Department for Business and Trade (DBT), was a survey of precariously employed people, such as those on zero hours contracts. The survey aimed to understand the hidden, out-of-pocket costs faced by those with uncertain working hours, such as paying for last minute childcare or travel changes. The work has been shared with DBT to support the government’s ongoing work and will be published in line with Government Social Research protocols. |
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Employment Rights Act 2025 (Enforcement) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 These Regulations make amendments to secondary legislation which are consequential to changes made by Part 5 (Enforcement of Labour Market Legislation) of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36). Department for Business and Trade Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative Laid: Tuesday 17th March - In Force: 7 Apr 2026 Found: The impact assessments for the Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on 10th October 2024, |
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Employment Rights Act 2025 (Statutory Sick Pay) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 These Regulations amend the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/894) (“the 1982 Regulations”) and the Statutory Sick Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1982 (S.R. 1982 No. 263) (“the 1982 Regulations (NI)”), in consequence of sections 10 to 13 of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36) (“the 2025 Act”). Department for Work and Pensions Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative Laid: Thursday 5th March - In Force: 6 Apr 2026 Found: Pensions at Caxton House, Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9NA, or online: www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments |
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Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 These Regulations make an amendment that is consequential on section 148 of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36) (“the 2025 Act”). Department for Business and Trade Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Draft affirmative Laid: Thursday 15th January - In Force: Not stated Found: The impact assessments for the Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on 10th October 2024, |
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Employment Rights Act 2025 (Parental and Paternity Leave) (Removal of Qualifying Periods etc.) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 These Regulations make amendments to a number of instruments that are consequential on sections 15, 16 and 17 of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36) (“the 2025 Act”). They also make transitional provision for the giving of notices for paternity leave related to the changes made by section 16 of the 2025 Act. Department for Business and Trade Parliamentary Status - Text of Legislation - Made negative Laid: Monday 12th January - In Force: Not stated Found: The impact assessments for the Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on 10th October 2024, |
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NHS workforce: Size, characteristics and staffing levels - CBP-10539
Mar. 03 2026 Found: services “back on track” as Strikes Act to be repealed”, Press release 6 August 2024 39 Employment Rights Bill |
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Jan. 21 2026
Report - Regulating for growth (PDF) Found: for employers associated with the Right to Guaranteed Hours policy within the forthcoming Employment Rights Bill |
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Thursday 9th April 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: DBT: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, October to December 2025 Document: View online (webpage) Found: "govuk-table__cell">USDAW | To discuss the Employment Rights Bill | |
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Thursday 9th April 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: DBT: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, October to December 2025 Document: (webpage) Found: and Managing the Future of Work Kate Dearden 29/10/2025 NASUWT To discuss the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 7th April 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME) concluding statement Document: (PDF) Found: 4 5 Chapter 1: introduction On 18 December 2025 the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 24th March 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: DBT: senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality, and meetings, October to December 2025 Document: View online (webpage) Found: | ||
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Tuesday 10th February 2026
HM Treasury Source Page: Supplementary Estimates 2025-26 Document: (PDF) Found: Programme. 200,000 (Section A) Transfer from Department for Business and Trade for Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 10th February 2026
HM Treasury Source Page: Supplementary Estimates 2025-26 Document: (PDF) Found: Programme. 200,000 (Section A) Transfer from Department for Business and Trade for Employment Rights Bill |
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Thursday 5th February 2026
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals: January 2025 to January 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: time limit for bringing claims to Employment Tribunals are being delivered through the Employment Rights Bill |
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Thursday 5th February 2026
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals: January 2025 to January 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: time limit for bringing claims to Employment Tribunals are being delivered through the Employment Rights Bill |
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Thursday 5th February 2026
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Report on the implementation of Law Commission proposals: January 2025 to January 2026 Document: (PDF) Found: time limit for bringing claims to Employment Tribunals are being delivered through the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 7th April 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Decent work: a review of evidence for effective prevention and detection of labour exploitation Document: (PDF) Found: Employment Rights Bill: factsheets: Factsheet: The Fair Work Agency. |
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Wednesday 25th March 2026
Department of Health and Social Care Source Page: Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration Fifty-Fourth Report Document: (PDF) Found: of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023, and upcoming ballot reforms under the Employment Rights Bill |
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Friday 27th February 2026
Department for Education Source Page: Advancing support for endometriosis and menstrual wellbeing Document: Advancing support for endometriosis and menstrual wellbeing (webpage) Found: for menopause symptoms Menopause Café members reviewing the draft action plan ahead of 2027 Employment Rights Bill |
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Thursday 26th February 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Government response to the Home-Based Working Select Committee report Document: (PDF) Found: • The Employment Rights Bill adds a new requirement that employers can only reject a request for |
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Thursday 26th February 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Government response to the Home-Based Working Select Committee report Document: (PDF) Found: • The Employment Rights Bill adds a new requirement that employers can only reject a request for |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Fuel Poverty Strategy for England Document: (PDF) Found: Job security The Employment Rights Bill will end exploitative zero hours contracts by legislating for |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Fuel Poverty Strategy for England Document: (PDF) Found: Job security The Employment Rights Bill will end exploitative zero hours contracts by legislating for |
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Wednesday 21st January 2026
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero Source Page: Fuel Poverty Strategy for England Document: (PDF) Found: Job security The Employment Rights Bill will end exploitative zero hours contracts by legislating for |
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Thursday 5th February 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Make Work Pay: strengthening the law on tipping Document: (PDF) Found: As set out in our Implementing the Employment Rights Bill publication (published 1 July 2025), we are |
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Thursday 5th February 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Make Work Pay: improving access to flexible working Document: (PDF) Found: Social Research (NIESR), 2018 6 DBT internal analysis of CIPD – Flexible Working 2025 7 Employment Rights Bill |
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Wednesday 4th February 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Make Work Pay: fire and rehire – changes to expenses, benefits, and shift patterns Document: (PDF) Found: The government previously tabled amendments to the fire and rehire protections in the Employment Rights Bill |
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Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Department for Business and Trade Source Page: Implementing the Plan to Make Work Pay and Employment Rights Act Document: (PDF) Found: Implementing the Employment Rights Bill. Our roadmap for delivering change. July 2025. |
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Apr. 09 2026
Regulatory Policy Committee Source Page: RPC opinion: fire and rehire protections options assessment Document: (PDF) Statistics Found: how each of these could enable DBT to assess the impacts of this proposal alongside the Employment Rights Bill |
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Apr. 07 2026
Fair Work Agency Source Page: Decent work: a review of evidence for effective prevention and detection of labour exploitation Document: (PDF) Statistics Found: Employment Rights Bill: factsheets: Factsheet: The Fair Work Agency. |
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Mar. 25 2026
Office for the Pay Review Bodies Source Page: Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration Fifty-Fourth Report Document: (PDF) Statistics Found: of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023, and upcoming ballot reforms under the Employment Rights Bill |
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Apr. 07 2026
Fair Work Agency Source Page: Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME) concluding statement Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: 4 5 Chapter 1: introduction On 18 December 2025 the Employment Rights Bill |
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The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 These Regulations make an amendment that is consequential on section 148 of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36) (“the 2025 Act”). Department for Business and Trade Found: The impact assessments for the Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on 10th October 2024, |
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The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 These Regulations make amendments that are consequential on section 148 of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36) (“the 2025 Act”). Department for Business and Trade Found: The impact assessments for the Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on 10th October 2024, |
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Annual Return 2024 to 2025
(PDF) Source Page: Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Women's Health Found: Members agreed to actions to address research gaps and respond to the Employment Rights Bill consultations |
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Asked by: Ruskell, Mark (Scottish Green Party - Mid Scotland and Fife) Tuesday 10th February 2026 Question To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding seafarers’ employment rights on any new roll-on, roll-off ferry services between Rosyth and Dunkirk. Answered by Fairlie, Jim - Minister for Agriculture and Connectivity The Scottish Government has not had recent discussions with the UK Government regarding seafarers’ employment rights on the prospective Rosyth-Dunkirk ferry service. The UK Government Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025 and includes provisions to create a statutory framework for a mandatory seafarers charter and builds on the Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023 to extend protections beyond pay to include other employment rights. Transport Scotland officials liaised with their UK Government counterparts on this legislation. The Scottish Government welcomed the additional proposals which aim to strengthen the Seafarers Wage Act by applying new duties in respect of remuneration and safe working. |
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Scottish Parliament Statistics 2024-2025
Tuesday 16th December 2025 None View source webpage Found: Details Legislative Consent Memorandums 3 Employment Rights Bill; Product Regulation and Metrology Bill |
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Social Care
80 speeches (68,709 words) Wednesday 3rd December 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Sweeney, Paul (Lab - Glasgow) The minister will know that the Employment Rights Bill, which is going through the UK Parliament just - Link to Speech 2: Sweeney, Paul (Lab - Glasgow) Scotland, and employing them under improved conditions, which is what Labour aims to do with the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech |
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Economy
93 speeches (74,403 words) Wednesday 26th November 2025 - Main Chamber Mentions: 1: Stewart, Alexander (Con - Mid Scotland and Fife) At the same time, Labour’s Employment Rights Bill will only make it more difficult to provide employment - Link to Speech |
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PDF - report for 2024/25 Inquiry: Annual Report 2021/22 Found: In addition, in the third memorandum on the Employment Rights Bill, Jack Sargeant MS, the Minister for |
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Thursday 2nd April 2026
Source Page: State of the Nation 2024 to 2025 report Document: State of the Nation 2024 to 2025 report (PDF) Found: The Forum is also supporting Welsh Government on the work with UK Government through the Employment Rights Bill |
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Thursday 26th March 2026
Source Page: Social Partnership Council meeting: 25 February 2026 Document: Fair Work in Welsh Government Business Grants: SPC sub-group report (PDF) Found: During consideration of trade union access by the group the (then) Employment Rights Bill was strengthened |
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Thursday 26th March 2026
Source Page: Social Partnership Council meeting: 25 February 2026 Document: Social Partnership Council meeting, 25 February 2026: previous meeting actions (webpage) Found: Meeting 5: 5 December 2024 Agenda item 2: Employment Rights Bill SPC Secretariat to ensure regular updates |
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Thursday 26th March 2026
Source Page: National Care and Support Service: delivery and next steps Document: National Care and Support Service: delivery and next steps (PDF) Found: forward work to develop Fair Pay Agreements for social care in Wales through the UK Government Employment Rights Bill |
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Thursday 19th March 2026
Source Page: Maritime and logistics plan Document: Maritime and logistics plan (webpage) Found: We support the Employment Rights Bill and its policy intention to strengthen employment rights and their |
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Thursday 12th March 2026
Source Page: Evaluability assessment for the Social Partnership and Public Procurement (Wales) Act Document: Report (PDF) Found: The 2024 UK Employment Rights Bill (UK Parliament), which is expected to receive Royal Assent in late |
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Friday 20th February 2026
Source Page: Social Partnership Council meeting: 3 December 2025 Document: Social Partnership Council meeting, 3 December 2025: previous meeting actions (webpage) Found: Agenda item 2: Employment Rights Bill SPC Secretariat to ensure regular updates are provided to the SPC |
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1. Questions to the First Minister
Tuesday 16th December 2025 Mentions: 1: Buffy Williams (Welsh Labour - Rhondda) What discussions has the First Minister had with the UK Government regarding the Employment Rights Bill - Link to Speech 2: Buffy Williams (Welsh Labour - Rhondda) The UK Government's Employment Rights Bill, with day one sick pay, tighter rules on zero-hour contracts - Link to Speech 3: Peter Fox (Welsh Conservative Party - Monmouth) Ministers at the other end of the M4 will argue the Employment Rights Bill is pro-growth, but it has - Link to Speech |