Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 110175

Employment Rights Act 2025

Tabled: 2 February 2026
Answered: 11 February 2026

Question

Maureen Burke

LabourGlasgow North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has been made of how the Employment Rights Act will help reduce economic inactivity.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson
The Employment Rights Act will support a reduction in economic inactivity by improving job security, job quality and working conditions, particularly for those in lower paid and insecure roles, who are concentrated in more deprived areas of the UK. Over 1...

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