The Department for Business and Trade has launched a consultation under the “Make Work Pay” initiative, seeking views on proposed legislation to strengthen dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers. The consultation is open until 15 January 2026, and forms part of the wider Employment Rights Bill currently progressing through Parliament.
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The Department for Business and Trade has launched a consultation under the Employment Rights Bill to introduce a new statutory entitlement to bereavement leave, including for pregnancy loss before 24 weeks. The consultation is open until 15 January 2026 and seeks views from employers, legal professionals, trade unions, charities, and individuals with lived experience.
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On 23 October 2025, the UK government published four consultation papers under its “Make Work Pay” agenda. Two of the consultations are regarding proposals in the Employment Rights Bill on trade unions: seeking views on a proposed new legal duty for employers to inform workers of their right to join a trade union and the
On 7 July the UK government published significant amendments to the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) to be considered in the final stages of the ERBs parliamentary process. It is not clear which amendments will make their way into the final version of the Bill, but some have been proposed by Labour peers and are therefore
The UK government has published a roadmap setting out the timetable for implementation of the reforms set out in the Employment Rights Bill. This roadmap confirms that the UK government will take a phased approach to both consulting on these policies and introducing them following the Employment Rights Bill receiving Royal Assent. While the Bill
In October last year the government published the Employment Rights Bill (the Bill) which contained significant reforms to employment rights (The new Employment Rights Bill: What does it mean for employers? | Global Workplace Insider). The Government has subsequently consulted on various proposals and on 5 March it published five responses to consultation.