A comprehensive guide to the Employment Rights Act 2025, covering its staged implementation across 2026 and 2027 and what employers need to do to stay compliant. It separates provisions already in force from those still awaiting commencement regulations, and sets out practical steps for each area of reform.
What’s in the guide
- Full implementation timeline from Royal Assent through to 2027
- Guaranteed hours, shift notice and zero-hour contract reforms
- Changes to fire and rehire policies and the unfair dismissal qualifying period
- Day-one family rights, Statutory Sick Pay and bereavement leave
- Collective redundancy and public-sector outsourcing requirements
- Whistleblowing, harassment and trade union regulation changes
- Fair pay, tipping and umbrella company rules
- Gender equality action plans and flexible working requirements
- Guidance on compliance implementation and governance
