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UK Employment Rights Bill: Your essential update

The Government’s announcement in practice, including timescales

October 11, 2024

United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom

This week’s government announcement marks the first legislative step in its “Delivering a New Deal for Working People”, as outlined in this year’s election manifesto. It has published the Employment Rights Bill and a supporting document (“Next Steps to Make Work Pay”), the breadth and depth of which is likely to transform employment law and significantly change employer practices.

In our briefing, we review the Bill, future timescales for implementation and consider how employers should respond.

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