• Most of the Bill’s measures will come in force

• Note, the Government has confirmed that changes to unfair dismissal rights will not come into force before Autumn 2026

• It is possible that the Employment Rights Bill might receive Royal Assent, one year after it was published

• On the day the Bill receives Royal Assent, the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 will be repealed in its entirety

Consultations on key measures in the Bill including:

• Day-one unfair dismissal rights

• Changes to zero hours workers’ rights

• Statutory bereavement leave

Following conclusion of the first round of debates in the House of Commons, debates commence in House of Lords

Government response to consultations on:

• Strengthening statutory sick pay

• Strengthening remedies against abuse of rules on collective redundancy and fire and rehire

• The application of zero hours contracts measures to agency workers

• Creating a modern framework for industrial relations

• Some of the Bill’s provisions relating to trade union reform may come into force

• These are expected to come into force two months after Royal Assent