The UK Employment Rights Bill

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UK Government. (2025, April 10). Factsheet: Employment Rights Bill overview. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f6711f555773bbf109e21a/employment-rights-bill-overview.pdf

UK Government. (2024, October 10). Government unveils significant reforms to employment rights, UK Government press release. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-unveils-most-significant-reforms-to-employment-rights

Brione, P., & Cunningham, S. (2025, February 12). Employment Rights Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill, Research Briefing CBP 10174. Retrieved from https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10174/

Scottish Government. (2025, March 27). Personal communication with SPICe.

Brown, T. (2025). Employment Rights Bill: Bill 81 of 2024-25. Retrieved from https://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/lln-2025-0017/#:~:text=The%20Employment%20Rights%20Bill%20would,prevent%20sexual%20harassment%20at%20work.

UK Government. (2025, March 4). Employment Rights Bill to boost productivity for British workers and grow the economy. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/news/employment-rights-bill-to-boost-productivity-for-british-workers-and-grow-the-economy

UK Parliament. (2024, March 4). Making Work Pay: Government responses to consultation package. Retrieved from https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-03-04/hcws490

UK Government. (2024, November 8). Policy paper: Next Steps to Make Work Pay (web accessible version). Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/next-steps-to-make-work-pay/next-steps-to-make-work-pay-web-accessible-version

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UK Government. (2024, October 21). Making Work Pay: collective redundancy and fire and rehire. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-work-pay-collective-redundancy-and-fire-and-rehire

UK Government. (2024, October 21). Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-work-pay-strengthening-statutory-sick-pay/making-work-pay-strengthening-statutory-sick-pay

UK Government. (2024, October 21). Consultation on creating a modern framework for industrial relations. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-work-pay-creating-a-modern-framework-for-industrial-relations/consultation-on-creating-a-modern-framework-for-industrial-relations-web-accessible-version

UK Government. (2024, October 21). Making Work Pay: the application of zero hours contracts measures to agency workers. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-work-pay-the-application-of-zero-hours-contracts-measures-to-agency-workers

UK Government. (2025, March 5). Government Response to Making Work Pay: Strengthening remedies against abuse of rules on collective redundancy and fire and rehire. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c6cdb268a61757838d2248/government_response_strengthening_remedies_abuse_rules_collective_redundancy_fire_rehire.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 5). Government response to Making Work Pay: Strengthening Statutory Sick Pay. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-work-pay-strengthening-statutory-sick-pay/outcome/government-response-making-work-pay-strengthening-statutory-sick-pay#conclusion-and-next-steps

UK Government. (2025, March 4). Government response to Making Work Pay: creating a modern framework for industrial relations . Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c6d4e1750837d7604dbe03/government_response_creating_modern_framework_industrial_relations.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 4). Government Response to Consultation on the application of zero hours contracts measures to agency workers. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c6b55072e83aab48866d92/government_response_application_zhc_agency_workers.pdf

UK Government. (2023, June 6). Tackling non-compliance in the umbrella company market. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/tackling-non-compliance-in-the-umbrella-company-market

Brione, P., Cunningham, S., Foster, D., Long, R., Parry, J., Francis-Devine, B., … Priestley, S. (2024). Employment Rights Bill 2024-25, Research Briefing CBP 1019. Retrieved from https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-10109/

Brione, P., Cunningham, S., Zaidi, K., & Hobson, F. (2024, October 4). Zero-hours contracts, Research Briefing Number CBP 06553. Retrieved from https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06553/#:~:text=How%20many%20people%20have%20zero,in%20April%20to%20June%202024.

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Zero Hours Contracts in the Employment Rights Bill. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e429cf2621ba30ed9776d1/zero-hours-contracts.pdf

UK Parliament. (2024, November 26). Employment Rights Public Bill Committee, col 206. Retrieved from https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0011/PBC011_EmploymentRights_1st-21st_Compilation_16_01_2025.pdf

Cunningham, S., Brione, P., & Zaidi, K. (2024, September 9). Flexible Working, Research Briefing CBP 1086. Retrieved from https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01086/

Brione, P., Powell, A., & Owen, P. (2024, August 20). Statutory Sick Pay, Research Briefing CBP 9435. Retrieved from https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-10109/CBP-10109.pdf

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Brione , P. (2022, June 10). Fire and rehire practices, Research Briefing CBP 9556. Retrieved from https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-9556/CBP-9556.pdf

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Brione, P. (2022). P&O Ferries: Employment law issues, Research Briefing CBP 9529. Retrieved from https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9529/

UK Parliament. (2024, October 10). Explanatory Notes: Employment Rights Bill. Retrieved from https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/59-01/0011/en/240011en.pdf [accessed 25 February 2025]

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Scottish Government. (2025, February 11). Personal communication with SPICe.

Brione, P., & Buchanan, I. (2024, January 5). Trade unions and industrial relations, Research Briefing CBP 9785. Retrieved from https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9785/

Pyper, D. (2017). Trade Unions: Blacklisting, Research Briefing CBP 06819. Retrieved from https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn06819/#:~:text=Documents%20to%20download&text=Blacklisting%20is%20the%20practice%20of,relation%20to%20recruitment%20or%20treatment.

UK Government. (2019, October 6). Good work plan: establishing a new single enforcement body for employment rights. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/good-work-plan-establishing-a-new-single-enforcement-body-for-employment-rights

UK Government. (2017, July 11). Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/good-work-the-taylor-review-of-modern-working-practices

UK Government. (2018, December 17). Good Work Plan. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/good-work-plan/good-work-plan#fairer-enforcement-1

UK Government. (2021, June). Establishing a new single enforcement body for employment rights: Government response . Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60be1b47e90e0743a210de29/single-enforcement-body-consultation-govt-response.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 18). Equality (Race and Disability) Bill: mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/equality-race-and-disability-bill-mandatory-ethnicity-and-disability-pay-gap-reporting

UK Government. (2025, April 10). Factsheet: Employment Rights Bill - Evidence and Analysis. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f67154b7e44efc70acc404/employment-rights-bill-analysis.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Day 1 Bereavement Leave, Unpaid Parental Leave, and Entitlement to Paternity Leave in the Employment Rights Bill . Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e42826d052ace7e89776be/bereavement-paternity-and-unpaid-parental-leave.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Collective Redundancy. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e2e4cbdcd2d93561195b9d/collective-redundancy.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Equality Action Plans and Outsourcing. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e51f33bb6002588a90d5d6/equality-action-plans-and-outsourcing.pdf

Uk Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Fair Work Agency in the Employment Rights Bill. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e3d1cedcd2d93561195bdf/fair-work-agency.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Fire and Rehire in the Employment Rights Bill. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67125af6b40d67191077b382/fire-and-rehire.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Flexible Working. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e2da436e54ea5b2b8ee275/flexible-working.pdf

UK Government. (2025, April 10). Factsheet: Harassment. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67f6717732b0da5c2a09e23f/harassment.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: International Conventions. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e40b1b9c9de963bc39b4da/international-conventions.pdf

Uk Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Mandatory Seafarers Charter. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e40a1f4038ca2e94412014/mandatory-seafarers-charter.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Protection for Pregnant Women and New Mothers. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e5200f33afcd62e4ca4c2d/pregnant-women-and-new-mothers.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Public Sector Outsourcing. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e2e91d74e40de685195bb3/public-sector-outsourcing.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Social Care Negotiating Bodies and Fair Pay Agreements. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e3d38f6e54ea5b2b8ee2c1/social-care-negotiating-bodies-and-fair-pay-agreements.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Statutory Sick Pay in the Employment Rights Bill. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67125b5cb40d67191077b384/statutory-sick-pay.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Strengthening protections for whistleblowers. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e51dcebb6002588a90d5d2/whistleblowing.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: tips and gratuities. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e2d79974e40de685195b84/tips-and-gratuities.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Trade Unions in the Employment Rights Bill. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e4020f9c9de963bc39b4c7/trade-unions.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: umbrella companies. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e403c7d052ace7e8977681/umbella-companies.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 27). Factsheet: Unfair Dismissal in the Employment Rights Bill. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67e429c3d052ace7e89776c0/unfair-dismissal.pdf

UK Government. (2025, March 14). Employment Rights Bill: Explanatory Notes (on the Bill as brought from the House of Commons), HL Bill 81–EN. Retrieved from https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/59796/documents/6226

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