Ready, Steady, Go: The UK Employment Rights Act 2025

17 Jul 2026
Client Alert

Employers, employees and employment lawyers alike will be watching closely over the next 12 months as the overhaul of UK employment laws under the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA) takes effect.

We have set out the key dates for your calendar as the new regime is implemented, and noted actions employers should take now, whilst in some areas we await secondary legislation for more details.

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Ibraheem Khan and Marcus Holding, London trainee solicitors, contributed to the drafting of this client alert.

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Because of the generality of this update, the information provided herein may not be applicable in all situations and should not be acted upon without specific legal advice based on particular situations. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.