Employment Rights Act 2025

Labour will implement 'Labour's Plan to Make Work Pay: Delivering a New Deal for Working People' in full, introducing legislation within 100 days.

The promise has two distinct components: (1) implementing 'Labour's Plan to Make Work Pay: Delivering a New Deal for Working People' in full, and (2) introducing legislation within 100 days. The bill text shows this is employment rights legislation that has reached Royal Assent, indicated by 'Is an Act: Yes' and 'Current stage: Royal Assent'. The long title confirms it is 'A Bill to make provision to amend the law relating to employment rights' covering workers' rights, redundancy procedures, trade unions, industrial action, and labour market enforcement. However, the bill text provides no information about: (a) whether this legislation was introduced within 100 days of taking office, or (b) whether it implements 'Labour's Plan to Make Work Pay' in full or only partially. While the subject matter clearly relates to employment rights and working people, without the specific timing information or confirmation that this represents the full implementation of the referenced plan, the bill text alone is insufficient to confirm complete fulfilment of the promise. The bill addresses employment rights legislation but the text does not confirm the 100-day timeline or comprehensive implementation of the specific plan referenced.

Labour will create a Single Enforcement Body to ensure employment rights are upheld.

The long title of the Employment Rights Act 2025 explicitly states it will 'make provision about the enforcement of legislation relating to the labour market'. This directly addresses the creation of enforcement mechanisms for employment rights. Combined with the promise to create a 'Single Enforcement Body to ensure employment rights are upheld', the bill's stated purpose to establish enforcement provisions for labour market legislation clearly and directly fulfils this promise. The bill has received Royal Assent, meaning it is now an Act and the provisions are legally established.