Employment Rights Act 2025

Long title

A Bill to make provision to amend the law relating to employment rights; to make provision about procedure for handling redundancies; to make provision about the treatment of workers involved in the supply of services under certain public contracts; to provide for duties to be imposed on employers in relation to equality; to amend the definition of “employment business” in the Employment Agencies Act 1973; to provide for the establishment of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body and the Social Care Negotiating Bodies; to amend the Seafarers’ Wages Act 2023; to make provision for the implementation of international agreements relating to maritime employment; to make provision about trade unions, industrial action, employers’ associations and the functions of the Certification Officer; to make provision about the enforcement of legislation relating to the labour market; and for connected purposes.

Progress through Parliament

1. 1st reading· Commons

   10 October 2024 – 10 October 2024

2. 2nd reading· Commons

   21 October 2024 – 21 October 2024

3. Programme motion· Commons

   21 October 2024 – 21 October 2024

4. Money resolution· Commons

   21 October 2024 – 21 October 2024

5. Committee stage· Commons

   26 November 2024 – 16 January 2025

6. Report stage· Commons

   11 March 2025 – 12 March 2025

7. Programme motion· Commons

   11 March 2025 – 11 March 2025

8. 3rd reading· Commons

   12 March 2025 – 12 March 2025

9. 1st reading· Lords

   14 March 2025 – 14 March 2025

10. 2nd reading· Lords

    27 March 2025 – 27 March 2025

11. Committee stage· Lords

    29 April 2025 – 24 June 2025

12. Report stage· Lords

    14 July 2025 – 23 July 2025

13. 3rd reading· Lords

    3 September 2025 – 3 September 2025

14. Programme motion· Commons

    15 September 2025 – 15 September 2025

15. Consideration of Lords amendments· Commons

    15 September 2025 – 15 September 2025

16. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords

    28 October 2025 – 28 October 2025

17. Consideration of Lords message· Commons

    5 November 2025 – 5 November 2025

18. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords

    17 November 2025 – 17 November 2025

19. Consideration of Lords message· Commons

    8 December 2025 – 8 December 2025

20. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons· Lords

    10 December 2025 – 10 December 2025