The Employment Rights Bill: Still Not Here Yet

The Employment Rights Bill (the Bill) represents the biggest change to employment law in decades and will impact employers of all sizes and all sectors.

We've been keeping you up to date on the progress of the Bill, and in the latest development the House of Lords have held firm on their insistence of a number of key amendments, including:

• Unfair dismissal qualifying period: Rather than becoming a day-one right as originally proposed, the Lords continue to insist on a six-month qualifying period.
• Guaranteed hours offer: As currently drafted, employers are under a duty to proactively offer a guaranteed hours contract to zero/low hours workers. However, the Lords continue to press for an amendment which would allow workers to opt-out of receiving a guaranteed hours offer and also to make provision for seasonal work.