Fair Work Agency

(asked on 20th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether he has any plans to extend the remit of the Fair Work Agency.


Answered by
Kate Dearden Portrait
Kate Dearden
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade)
This question was answered on 28th October 2026

The Fair Work Agency (FWA) was established on 7 April 2026 and is being implemented in phases.

Phase one brought enforcement together into a single body, established the Advisory Board, and introduced a unified set of enforcement and investigatory powers.

Over time, we will extend the Fair Work Agency’s remit to additional employment rights, starting with holiday pay.

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