Delivering the Government’s Plan to Make Work Pay – publication of the Employment Rights Bill Implementation Roadmap

Statement

My Hon Friend the Minister for Employment Rights, Competition and Markets (Justin Madders MP) has today made the following statement.

I am notifying Parliament today of the publication of the Employment Rights Bill Implementation Roadmap. The Roadmap will provide clarity for workers and businesses, as well as Parliamentarians, on how and when Government will consult on the implementation of the Bill measures, and when they should expect these measures to come into effect.

The Plan to Make Work Pay is the Government’s ambitious package of reforms that will upgrade our employment rights framework, ensuring it is fit for a modern economy, empowers working people and contributes to economic growth. It will support the delivery of the Government’s Plan for Change by tackling the low pay, poor working conditions and poor job security that has been holding the UK economy back. The Bill is a crucial step in delivering these reforms.

We will continue to engage and consult comprehensively on the implementation of the measures in the Bill to make sure these changes work for all. While the Bill sets out the policy in primary legislation, key details of how many of the individual measures will work in practice will be consulted on, agreed, and then set out in secondary legislation and regulations, subject to the Bill receiving Royal Assent.

The Roadmap will allow employers, unions and workers to plan ahead to ensure that they can prepare for these important reforms. By engaging closely with our stakeholders, we will ensure our changes work for all.