Question follow-through · 122476

Employment Rights Act 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on a) the hospitality sector and b) levels of employment.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
20 Mar 2026
Target answer date
24 Mar 2026
Answer
30 Mar 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on a) the hospitality sector and b) levels of employment.

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Government published a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Act [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/employment-rights-bill-impact-assessments].The majority of employees will benefit from new protections in the Act and our ...

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