Labour’s Worker Rights Rethink Cuts Business Cost Bill, Report Says

Employers face ‘seismic shift’ as Employment Rights Act 2025 becomes law, warns Acuity Law

UK employers are being urged to act now to avoid significant legal and financial exposure following the Employment Rights Bill receiving Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.   The legislation, now the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025), introduces the most far-reaching overhaul of employment law in decades, with key provisions coming into force between April 2026 and January 2027.   Acuity Law has warned that businesses which delay preparation r…

Labour’s worker rights rethink cuts business cost bill, report says

A fresh government assessment suggests UK businesses may face a far smaller bill from Labour’s flagship workers’ rights reforms than first feared, after a series of concessions and delays were built into the plan.Earlier estimates had put the annual cost of the reforms at as much as £5 billion. But after Labour rolled back or softened several proposals, that figure has been recalculated at around £1 billion, an 80% reduction, according to figure…

Employment Rights Bill - What do contractors need to know?

How will the Employment Rights Bill affect contractors? Martyn Valentine of The Law Place explains the likely impact.