Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the average annual cost per business of complying with the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 by (a) business size and (b) sector.

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.

Each Impact Assessment considers the cost of the policy, as well as how impacts may vary depending on business size and by sector. The assessment shows that those in low-paid, low quality and insecure work will amongst the largest beneficiaries of the Act.