Re-employment
(asked on 26th 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, when the fire and rehire provisions contained in the Employment Rights Act 2025 will come into force.
This question was answered on 3rd November 2026
On 22 October 2026, the Government updated the implementation timeline for the Plan to Make Work Pay and the Employment Rights Act 2025.
The Fire and Rehire provisions in the Employment Rights Act 2025, together with the associated regulations on expenses, benefits and shift patterns, will come into force in March 2027.