Employment Rights Bill Now Passed

Angela Renwick
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Following weeks of parliamentary “ping-pong” over the Employment Rights Bill between the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the Employment Rights Bill has now officially passed.

The House of Lords had recently blocked the Bill due to concerns on the proposed measure to remove the current cap on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal in its entirety. However, during the recent debate, the Government agreed that before they implemented the unfair dismissal sections of the new Act, they would publish an impact assessment which would assess the impact of removing the new unfair dismissal compensation cap.

For more information on the terms of the Bill, including the imposition of a six-month qualifying period on the right to bring an unfair dismissal claim and the removal of the cap on compensatory awards for such claims, you can access our previous JEL alert here.

It is expected that this Bill shall receive Royal Assent (the final stage before it becomes law) before Christmas and we shall provide an update once the Act comes in to force.

Next Steps

If you have any questions about the Employment Rights Bill, or if we can provide support or assistance on any other employment law matter, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the team on 0141 331 5150.

Topics: Employment Rights Bill, Unfair Dismissal