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Find other officesHere is how your business can implement the biggest changes to UK employment law for a generation
OUT-LAW GUIDE 1 min.read
The most significant overhaul of employment law in England, Scotland and Wales in a generation has now been enacted, with the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) becoming law as the Employment Rights Act (ERA).
The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) will introduce measures in 2026 which will make it even harder for employers in Britain to dismiss workers and rehire then on different terms – known colloquially as ‘fire and rehire’.
Organisations need to start preparing now for an overhaul of employment law by the UK’s new Labour government. Stuart Neilson outlines how.
Helen Corden
Partner, Head of Employment & Incentives, UK
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