Employment Rights Act 2025 Hub
The Employment Rights Act 2025 represents one of the most significant reforms to UK employment law in decades. Here you will find BDBF’s comprehensive collection of practical guidance, in-depth articles, webinars, podcasts and resources to help employees and employers understand the new rights and obligations introduced by the Act and prepare for the upcoming changes.
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Employment Rights Bill: what are the latest changes and when will the Bill become law?
The Employment Rights Bill (the Bill) is currently in the final stages of progression through Parliament and is expected to become law in late 2025.
Rise in sexual harassment concerns: how can employers prepare for the Employment Rights Bill?
Recent research shows a 39% increase in sexual harassment concerns since the introduction of the “duty to prevent” sexual harassment in October 2024. With the
LUNCHTIME WEBINAR – The Employment Rights Bill: Where are we now?
LUNCHTIME WEBINAR – 7 October 2025 Published a year ago, the landmark Employment Rights Bill is now on the brink of becoming law, poised to
Government launches 18-month long review of the UK’s parental leave and pay framework
On 1 July 2025, the Government launched a wholesale review of the UK’s parental leave framework, covering all existing leave and pay rights. Although the
Government softens fire and rehire provisions in the Employment Rights Bill
The Government has proposed amendments which would soften the impact of the “fire and rehire” restrictions in the Employment Rights Bill. On 7 July 2025,
Government releases roadmap for implementing the measures in the Employment Rights Bill
The Government has published a roadmap setting out how it plans to implement the workplace reforms set out in the Employment Rights Bill. Reforms will
Government to ban NDAs gagging workers from speaking out about discrimination or harassment
In the final stages of its passage through Parliament, the Government has tabled a number of significant amendments to the Employment Rights Bill. Of considerable
Government calls for evidence on a raft of new equality law reforms
In April 2025, the Government published a Call for Evidence seeking views on a number of proposed equality law reforms. In this briefing, we consider
Government gears up to launch mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting
A consultation on mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for employers with 250 or more employees has been launched. The plan is to use
Employment Rights Bill latest: Government puts forward significant amendments to the Bill
Earlier this month, the Government published responses to various consultations on proposals in the Employment Rights Bill. At the same time, it published a paper
Employment Rights Bill latest: important changes made to the proposals on collective consultation
Earlier this month, the Government published its response to the consultation on strengthening remedies for breaches of the collective redundancy consultation rules. Alongside that, it
BDBF Webinar – Unlocking the future: what the Employment Rights Bill means for employers – 28 January 2025
In this 1-hour webinar, BDBF Managing Associate Tom McLaughlin and Principal Knowledge Lawyer Amanda Steadman discuss the “once-in-a-generation” changes the Employment Rights Bill will bring