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Employment Rights Bill

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2024-25

Bill (7)

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

14 March 2025
Lords
Bill 163 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
27 January 2025
Commons
Bill 163 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - xml version
27 January 2025
Commons
Bill 163 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
27 January 2025
Commons
Bill 011 2024-25 (as introduced)
10 October 2024
Commons
Bill 011 2024-25 (as introduced) - large print
10 October 2024
Commons
Bill 011 2024-25 (as introduced) - xml download
10 October 2024
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

14 March 2025
Lords
Bill 011 EN 2024-25
10 October 2024
Commons
Bill 011 EN 2024-25 - large print
10 October 2024
Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 11 March 2025
11 March 2025
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 16 January 2025
16 January 2025
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 14 January 2025
14 January 2025
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 9 January 2025
9 January 2025
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 7 January 2025
7 January 2025
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 17 December 2024
16 December 2024
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 12 December 2024
12 December 2024
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 10 December 2024
10 December 2024
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 5 December 2024
5 December 2024
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 3 December 2024
2 December 2024
Commons

The Government provide a delegated powers memorandum for all public (including hybrid) bills to justify the delegation of powers, usually to Ministers, in the bill. For reports of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, see “Select Committee Reports”.

Employment Rights Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
20 March 2025
Lords
Memorandum from the Department of Business and Trade to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
10 October 2024
Commons

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments – 22 April 2025
22 April 2025
Lords
HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments – 17 April 2025
17 April 2025
Lords
HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments – 16 April 2025
16 April 2025
Lords
HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments – 15 April 2025
15 April 2025
Lords
HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments – 14 April 2025
14 April 2025
Lords
HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments – 10 April 2025
10 April 2025
Lords
HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments - 8 April 2025
8 April 2025
Lords
HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments - 3 April 2025
3 April 2025
Lords
HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments - 2 April 2025
2 April 2025
Lords
HL Bill 81 - Running list of amendments - 1 April 2025
1 April 2025
Lords
HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments - 31 March 2025
31 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 81 Running list of amendments - 28 March 2025
28 March 2025
Lords
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 12 March 2025
12 March 2025
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 12 March 2025 - large print
12 March 2025
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 11 March 2025
11 March 2025
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 11 March 2025 - large print
11 March 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 March 2025
10 March 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 March 2025
7 March 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2025
6 March 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2025
5 March 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 March 2025
4 March 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 28 February 2025
28 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 February 2025
27 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 26 February 2025
26 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 February 2025
25 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 February 2025
21 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 February 2025
20 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 14 February 2025
14 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 February 2025
13 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 12 February 2025
12 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 11 February 2025
11 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 February 2025
10 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 February 2025
7 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 February 2025
6 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 5 February 2025
5 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 February 2025
4 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 3 February 2025
3 February 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 31 January 2025
31 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 30 January 2025
30 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 29 January 2025
29 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 28 January 2025
28 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 January 2025
27 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 24 January 2025
24 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 23 January 2025
23 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 January 2025
22 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 January 2025
21 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 January 2025
20 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 17 January 2025
17 January 2025
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 January 2025
16 January 2025
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 January 2025
15 January 2025
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 January 2025
14 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as 10 January 2025
10 January 2025
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 January 2025
9 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 January 2025
8 January 2025
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 7 January 2025
7 January 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 19 December 2024
19 December 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 18 December 2024
18 December 2024
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 17 December 2024
17 December 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 December 2024
13 December 2024
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 12 December 2024
12 December 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 11 December 2024
11 December 2024
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 10 December 2024
10 December 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 December 2024
6 December 2024
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 5 December 2024
5 December 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 December 2024
4 December 2024
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 3 December 2024
3 December 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 2 December 2024
2 December 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 29 November 2024
29 November 2024
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 November 2024
28 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 November 2024
27 November 2024
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 26 November 2024
26 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 November 2024
25 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 12 November 2024
12 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 November 2024
6 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 5 November 2024
5 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 November 2024
1 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 October 2024
25 October 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Commons

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

All proceedings up to 12 March 2025 at Report Stage
12 March 2025
Commons
All proceedings up to 16 January 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage
17 January 2025
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Employment Rights Bill [HL]: HL Bill 81 of 2024-25
20 March 2025
Lords
Employments Rights Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill
5 March 2025
Commons
Employment Rights Bill 2024-25
18 October 2024
Commons

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

7th Report of the Constitution Committee
4 April 2025
Lords

Archive of press notices related to the Bill.

Employment Rights Bill: call for evidence
23 October 2024
Commons

The Government human rights memorandum is prepared by the Government to assist the Joint Committee on Human Rights with its scrutiny of the Bill’s human rights implications.

European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum from the Department for Business and Trade
19 March 2025
Human Rights Memorandum prepared by the Department for Business and Trade, Department for Education, Cabinet Office, Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for Transport and the Government Equalities Hub.
10 October 2024
Commons

Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.

Written evidence submitted by Professor Carol Atkinson, Professor of Human Resource Management in the Centre for Decent Work and Productivity, Manchester Metropolitan University (ERB82)
16 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Dr Mat Johnson - Senior Lecturer in HR Management and Employment Studies at the Work and Equalities Institute, The University of Manchester; Professor Jill Rubery - Executive Director of the Work and Equalities Institute, Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester; and Dr Eva Herman - Research Associate at the Work and Equalities Institute, The University of Manchester (ERB83)
16 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the British Medical Association (ERB84)
16 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) (ERB81)
14 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Mitie (ERB79)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) (ERB80)
9 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the British Chambers of Commerce (ERB64)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust (ERB65)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Food and Drink Federation (ERB66)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Co-op Group (ERB67)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Mind (ERB68)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor Alan Bogg and Michael Ford KC (ERB69)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by techUK (ERB70)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Prospect trade union (ERB71)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Greene King (ERB72)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Make UK (ERB73)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Association of British Insurers (ERB74)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre (ERB75)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Night Club Campaign (ERB76)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Jobs Foundation (ERB77)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor David Cabrelli LLB (Hons) DipLP, Solicitor (non-Practicising) & Professor of Labour Law, School of Law, University of Edinburgh (ERB78)
7 January 2025
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) (supplementary) (ERB57)
17 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Institute of Directors (supplementary) (ERB58)
17 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by UKHospitality (supplementary) (ERB59)
17 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Unison (ERB60)
17 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Justice and Care (ERB61)
17 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Royal College of Nursing (ERB62)
17 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Work, Informalisation and Place (WIP) Research Centre at Nottingham Trent University (ERB63)
17 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Imperial College Union (ICU) (ERB52)
12 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by RMT Union (ERB53)
12 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Thompsons Solicitors LLP (ERB54)
12 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by ShareAction (ERB55)
12 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by United Learning (ERB56)
12 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by British Holiday & Home Parks Association (BH&HPA) (ERB44)
10 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Equity trade union (ERB45)
10 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by ASLEF (ERB46)
10 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Young Lives vs Cancer and Anthony Nolan (ERB47)
10 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the MS Society (ERB48)
10 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Work Foundation at Lancaster University (ERB49)
10 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor Nicole Busby, Professor in Human Rights Equality and Justice; and Dr Catriona Cannon, Lecturer in Equality Law, School of Law, University of Glasgow (ERB50)
10 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) (ERB51)
10 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) (ERB37)
5 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by NFU Scotland (ERB38)
5 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) (ERB39)
5 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Family Rights Group (ERB40)
5 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) (ERB41)
5 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Can't Buy My Silence (CBMS) (ERB42)
5 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the British Retail Consortium (ERB43)
5 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Kinship (ERB29)
3 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Jim Dickinson (ERB30)
3 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor Simon Deakin, Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Business Research, University of Cambridge (ERB31)
3 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Investment Association (ERB32)
3 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Scout Association (ERB33)
3 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Bliss (ERB34)
3 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Usdaw (ERB35)
3 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Dr Michael Koch, Brunel University of London, and Professor Sarah Park, University of Leicester (ERB36)
3 December 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Dr Michelle Weldon-Johns, Senior Lecturer in Law at Abertay University (ERB25)
28 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Fawcett Society (ERB26)
28 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Ewan McGaughey, Professor of Law, King’s College, London and Centre for Business Research, Cambridge (ERB27)
28 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Cruse Bereavement Support, Hospice UK, Marie Curie, the National Bereavement Alliance and Sue Ryder (joint submission) (ERB28)
28 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the National AIDS Trust (NAT) (ERB01)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Unlock (ERB02)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) (ERB03)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Work Rights Centre (ERB04)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Edapt (ERB05)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Lewis Silkin LLP (ERB06)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Health Equals (ERB07)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Maternity Action (ERB08)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Protect (ERB09)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Employment Lawyers Association (ERB10)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Centre for Progressive Change (ERB11)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the National Education Union (NEU) (ERB12)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Confederation of School Trusts (ERB13)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Health Foundation (ERB14)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Dr Jane Parry, Associate Professor of Work and Employment, Southampton Business School, University of Southampton (ERB15)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Worker Support Centre (ERB16)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Currys Plc (ERB17)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Regulatory Policy Committee (RPC) (ERB18)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Benenden Health (ERB19)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Institute of Employment Rights (ERB20)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Peter Wright, Editor Emeritus, DMG Media (ERB21)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by News Media Association (ERB22)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the TUC (ERB23)
26 November 2024
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the PCS (ERB24)
26 November 2024
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

Economic Analysis and Summary Impact Assessment from the Department for Business and Trade
18 March 2025
Impact assessment Economic Analysis
22 October 2024

Occasionally questions put to government Ministers during debates on Bills in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords may be answered by the Minister saying 'I will write to the Hon Member'. Such “will write” replies are not published in Hansard but are placed in the Library of the House concerned and published on the Parliamentary website.

Letter from Justin Madders MP to Greg Smith MP regarding amendment 190: occasions when powers used to extract information from electronic devices.
31 January 2025
Letter from Justin Madders MP to Greg Smith MP regarding Schedule 5 amendments and the Fair Work Agency.
16 January 2025
Letter from Justin Madders MP to Greg Smith MP regarding enforcement officers new powers of entry.
16 January 2025
Letter from Justin Madders MP to Chris Law MP regarding fire and rehire measures.
6 January 2025
Letter from Justin Madders MP to Greg Smith MP regarding parliamentary procedure - new clause 11, and issue of staff being on standby.
16 December 2024
Letter from Justin Madders MP to Nick Timothy MP regarding clauses already subject to revision prior to second reading.
16 December 2024
Letter from Nia Griffith MP to Chris Law MP regarding the the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 in relation to the sexual harassment measures, as discussed during the Committee stage (tenth sitting) of the Bill.
16 December 2024
Letter from Stephen Kinnock MP to Maree Todd MSP regarding the UK Government's introduction of the Bill, establishing a Fair Pay Agreement in Adult Social Care, and territorial provisions.
13 November 2024

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

Compilation PDF of all Committee Debate sittings so far
16 January 2025
Commons
16 January 2025
Commons
14 January 2025
Commons
14 January 2025
Commons
9 January 2025
Commons
9 January 2025
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7 January 2025
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7 January 2025
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17 December 2024
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17 December 2024
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12 December 2024
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12 December 2024
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10 December 2024
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10 December 2024
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5 December 2024
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5 December 2024
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3 December 2024
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3 December 2024
Commons
28 November 2024
Commons
28 November 2024
Commons
26 November 2024
Commons
26 November 2024
Commons

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
21 October 2024
Commons

Commons Report stage

Report stage (day 2) - Commons Hansard link
12 March 2025
Commons
Report stage (day 1) - Commons Hansard link
11 March 2025
Commons
Report stage (day 1) continued - Commons Hansard link
11 March 2025
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
12 March 2025
Commons

Lords 1st reading

14 March 2025
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

27 March 2025
Lords

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
14 March 2025
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
27 March 2025
Lords