Employment Rights Bill 2025: what parliamentary pushback could mean to employers

In the wake of the Budget, attention has returned to the Employment Rights Bill (ERB), one of the government’s most significant employment law reforms in recent decades. While the ERB is expected to pass, it is facing scrutiny and resistance as it progresses through parliament.

Introduced in October 2024 under Labour’s Plan to Make Work Pay, the ERB is designed to expand employment protections, improve job security and strengthen enforcement mechanisms. However, its passage through the House of Lords has sparked debate on how these reforms should be implemented and at what pace.