Employment Rights Bill: impact assessments
Source: gov.uk (2025-07-17)

Impact assessments and analytical documents relating to the Employment Rights Bill.

Read further documents in support of the Employment Rights Bill (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employment-rights-bill-supporting-documents).

Employment Rights Bill: economic analysis and summary impact assessment

Employment Rights Bill economic analysis (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6842fa6e4d039a010411f076/employment-rights-bill-economic-analysis.pdf) (PDF, 2.67 MB, 108 pages)

Department for Business and Trade (DBT) impact assessments

Impact assessment: Making flexible working the default (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6712491cb40d67191077b36d/impact-assessment-make-flexible-working-the-default-_where-not-unreasonable_.pdf) (PDF, 529 KB, 32 pages)

Impact assessment: Protections against dismissal for pregnant workers (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6712589b8a62ffa8df77b38a/impact-assessment-protections-against-dismissal-for-pregnant-workers.pdf) (PDF, 405 KB, 31 pages)

Impact assessment: Dismissal for failing to agree to variation of contract (fire and rehire) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/671258ee386bf0964853d7fd/impact-assessment-dismissal-for-failing-to-agree-to-variation-of-contract-etc-_fire-and-rehire_.pdf) (PDF, 611 KB, 43 pages)

Impact assessment: Day 1 unfair dismissal rights (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67125947b40d67191077b37f/impact-assessment-day-1-unfair-dismissal-rights.pdf) (PDF, 586 KB, 35 pages)

Impact assessment: Establish a fair pay agreements process in the adult social care sector (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/671259d59cd657734653d7e5/impact-assessment-establish-a-fair-pay-agreements-process-in-the-adult-social-care-sector.pdf) (PDF, 761 KB, 30 pages)

Impact assessment: Repeal of the Trade Union Act 2016 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67129980b40d67191077b3cb/Impact_assessment_repeal_trade_union_act_2016.pdf) (PDF, 588 KB, 42 pages)

Impact assessment: Repeal the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67129a858a62ffa8df77b3de/Impact_assessment_repeal_strikes_minimum_service_levels_act_2023.pdf) (PDF, 417 KB, 30 pages)

Impact assessment: Strengthening workers’ rights to trade union access, recognition and representation (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67129bcc8a62ffa8df77b3df/Impact_assessment_strengthening_workers_rights_trade_union_access_recognition_representation.pdf) (PDF, 630 KB, 47 pages)

Impact assessment: strengthening collective redundancy rights (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/671259a6b40d67191077b380/impact-assessment-strengthening-collective-redundancy-rights.pdf) (PDF, 436 KB, 28 pages)

Impact assessment: Whistleblowing protections against sexual harassment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/671251bcb40d67191077b375/Impact_assessment_whistleblowing_protections_against_sexual_harassment.pdf) (PDF, 356 KB, 21 pages)

Impact assessment: ZHCs - Right to Guaranteed Hours (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67124fc99cd657734653d7d9/Impact_assessment_zhcs_right_to_guaranteed__hours.pdf) (PDF, 498 KB, 37 pages)

Impact assessment: ZHCs - Right to Reasonable Notice of Shift Patterns and Payment for Shifts Cancelled, Moved or Curtailed at Short Notice (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67124f0d9cd657734653d7d7/Impact_assessment_zhcss_right_reasonable_notice_shifts_payment_shifts_cancelled_moved_curtailed_short_notice.pdf) (PDF, 517 KB, 35 pages)

Impact assessment: Strengthen existing tipping law (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/671248409cd657734653d7d1/Impact_assessment_strengthen_existing_tipping_law.pdf) (PDF, 274 KB, 21 pages)

Impact assessment: Establish the Fair Work Agency (FWA) to bring together existing state enforcement functions (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67124718386bf0964853d7e2/Impact_assessment_establish_fair_work_agency_bring_state_enforcement_functions.pdf) (PDF, 797 KB, 27 pages)

Impact assessment: Day 1 right to paternity leave and unpaid parental leave (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c5741416dc9038974dbd3f/Impact__assessment_day_1_right_to_paternity_leave_and_unpaid_parental_leave.pdf) (PDF, 604 KB, 36 pages)

Impact assessment: New right to unpaid bereavement leave (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6715ff3a9cd657734653d83b/Impact_assessment_new_right_unpaid_bereavement_leave.pdf) (PDF, 668 KB, 38 pages)

Impact assessment: Employment tribunals time limits (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c5725416dc9038974dbd3c/Impact_assessment_employment_tribunals_time__limits.pdf) (PDF, 505 KB, 48 pages)

Impact assessment: Amending new right to unpaid bereavement leave to include pregnancy loss (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6867ecab81dd8f70f5de3b69/Impact_assessment_pregnancy_loss_leave.pdf) (PDF, 513 KB, 21 pages)

Impact assessment: Contractual duties of confidentiality relating to harassment and discrimination (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68790a13760bf6cedaf5be69/contractual-duties-of-confidentiality-relating-to-harassment-and-discrimination-impact-assessment.pdf) (PDF, 383 KB, 15 pages)

Cabinet Office impact assessments

Impact assessment: Enabling regulations to specify specific steps employers must take to prevent sexual harassment (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/671681cb96def6d27a4c9b4b/Impact_assessment_enabling_regulations_specify_steps_employers_prevent_sexual_harassment.pdf) (PDF, 321 KB, 43 pages)

Impact assessment: Ensuring outsourced workers are included in gender pay gap reporting (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67168202720eec5582849b8e/Impact_assessment_ensuring_outsourced_workers_included_gender_pay_gap_reporting.pdf) (PDF, 320 KB, 35 pages)

Impact assessment: Require employers to take “all reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment of their employees (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67168240d100972c0f4c9b3e/Impact_assessment_require_take_reasonable_stepS__prevent_sexual_harassment_employees.pdf) (PDF, 323 KB, 40 pages)

Impact assessment: Requiring employers to not permit the harassment of their employees by third parties (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6716827696def6d27a4c9b4c/Impact_assessment_requiring_employers_not_permit_harassment_employees_third_parties.pdf) (PDF, 357 KB, 39 pages)

Impact assessment: Requiring large employers to publish Equality Action Plans (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67168293d100972c0f4c9b40/Impact_assessment_requiring_large_employers_publish_equality_action_plans.pdf) (PDF, 336 KB, 40 pages)

Department for Transport impact assessments

Impact assessment: Declaring collective redundancy for seafarers (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/671288b49cd657734653d829/Impact_assessment_declaring_collective_redundancy_seafarers.pdf) (PDF, 241 KB, 16 pages)

Impact assessment: Mandatory seafarers’ charter (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c57357a0f0c95a498d218b/Impact_assessment_mandatory_seafarers_charter.pdf) (PDF, 265 KB, 16 pages)

Impact assessment: Implementing international conventions (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67c5738816dc9038974dbd3e/Impact_assessment_implementing_international_conventions.pdf) (PDF, 324 KB, 19 pages)

Department for Work and Pensions impact assessment

Impact assessment: Improve access to Statutory Sick Pay by removing the Lower Earnings Limit and removing the waiting period (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6715f848386bf0964853d848/Impact_assessment_improve_access_statutory_sick_pay_removing_lower_earnings_limit_removing_waiting_period.pdf) (PDF, 522 KB, 36 pages)