“The Employment Rights Bill passing is an important milestone, but businesses are clear that there is a great deal to sort out in the implementation of these worrying new regulations. Got wrong, there is a risk to job creation and economic growth. From guaranteed hours to trade union rights, businesses expect that the government will live up to its promises and spend 2026 working with them to get the details around implementation right. There can be no return to freezing businesses out of discussions on how their workplaces are regulated.”
REC response to Employment Rights Bill clearing House of Lords: ‘worrying new regulations’
Responding to the Employment Rights Bill completing its passage through the House of Lords this afternoon, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Neil Carberry said:
