Employment Rights Act 2025: Precarious workers changes - what employers need to know скачать в хорошем качестве

Employment Rights Act 2025: Precarious workers changes - what employers need to know

The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces major reforms to protect workers on zero‑hours, low‑hours, and agency contracts. The Act requires employers to provide guaranteed hours offers to workers who regularly exceed their contracted hours over a reference period, shifting the responsibility to employers to proactively reflect actual working patterns. It also tightens rules around shift scheduling by requiring reasonable notice of shifts, cancellations, or changes. Where notice is deemed unreasonable—such as when it is given too close to the start of a shift—employers must compensate workers for cancellations or alterations made at short notice. These protections also extend to agency workers, with the key obligation falling on the hirer rather than the recruitment agency. The Act further allows independent trade unions to negotiate collective agreements that contract out of certain rights, although it remains unclear how widely this will be adopted. For further details, including timelines for implementation and guidance for employers preparing for the changes, visit mishcon.com and search for the Employment Rights Act hub.