Employment Rights Bill & The Next Steps

Introduction

Prior to the General Election the Labour Party had written a document called ‘Make Work Pay’, which set out their plans for changes to employment legislation. Since being elected to government in July 2024 the new Labour Government has set out an Employment Rights Bill, containing much of the proposed changes. This Bill does not include everything in the Make Work Pay document, there will be an Equality (Race and Disability) Bill (yet to be released) which will contain some items, and some items will be introduced without legislation and some will be longer term reforms.

The Employment Rights Bill is going through the Parliamentary processes, and therefore it is evolving. In this Learn Live we will explore what is in the Bill, and what amendments there have been so far. We will look at the timing, and what has to happen before it can receive Royal Assent.

We will also look at what else the government plans to introduce, which is not in the Bill. There will be the opportunity to ask questions, and share approaches to preparing for the changes.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• The Make Work Pay document, and the central themes within it
• The Employment Rights Bill
• What is in the Bill
• What has changed since the Bill was first introduced
• The timing before the Bill receives Royal Assent
• When the contents of the Bill are likely to come into force
• What we expect to be in the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill
• What the government is planning to change, which does not require new legislation
• The longer term reforms that the government is going to consult about

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.