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Further amendments to the Employment Rights Bill around the 3rd party harassment provisions unlikely

12 May 2025

The Government has responded to the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and the Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO) to provide answers to questions raised about the third-party harassment provisions in the Employment Rights Bill.  The DBT and OEO asked for carve-outs in relation to “overheard opinions” but the Government does not consider them […]

Third party harassment in the Employment Rights Bill

25 April 2025

If there’s one part of the Employment Rights Bill that is currently going through the legislative process that has drawn more comment than most it surely must be around clause 20 and the proposal to introduce the duty to take all reasonable steps to prevent third party harassment of employees. Lord Young of Acton, the […]

The latest on the Employment Rights Bill

10 March 2025

The Government continues to tinker with the Employment Rights Bill (ERB). The news that the Right to Switch Off has been dropped is no surprise to employment lawyers. It’s disappointing from the point of view of discrimination lawyers like didlaw who focus on workplace disability discrimination, health issues and work-related stress. The Right to Switch […]

How will The Employment Rights Bill 2024 impact the employment law landscape?

11 October 2024

On 10 October 2024 the government published the Employment Rights Bill.  With 28 individual employment reforms, employers and employees in the UK can expect significant changes to their employment rights and obligations.    On winning the majority election on 4 July, Labour had pledged several key actions to help businesses and workers. This was previously explained […]