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The UK Employment Rights Bill 2025: A Deep Dive into the Biggest Workplace Shake-Up in a Generation

The UK’s **Employment Rights Bill (2025)** is being hailed—and criticised—as one of the most sweeping reforms to employment law in decades. Promoted by the Labour government as the centrepiece of its **Plan to Make Work Pay**, the Bill seeks to rebalance power between employers and workers, root out insecure work, and enforce higher workplace standards across the economy. But it also carries costs and uncertainties that will reshape business practices, HR policies, and even the broader labour market for years to come. This analysis digs into the key reforms, their potential impact, and the political battle lines they’ve already drawn.