The Employment Rights Bill is now almost an Act. With the parliamentary ping-pong finally over, it’s time for employers to turn to their attention to when this suite of changes will actually take effect.
In July the government published a roadmap indicating when the key changes will happen. There have been some changes since then, but we assume that most of the plan remains intact, with a small number of measures taking effect immediately and others following in April and October 2026 and into 2027.
The consultation timetable has already fallen behind, but as indicated on the timeline below, there are many likely to follow in the New Year.