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The Government has launched a consultation on the measures that are due to be implemented via the Employment Rights Act 2025 to reform zero hours contracts and end what the Government calls “one-sided flexibility”. We look at what the Government’s plans are for reforms in this area and how this will impact employers.

The Government has launched a consultation on the measures that are due to be implemented via the Employment Rights Act 2025 to reform zero hours contracts and end what the Government calls “one-sided flexibility”.

The final report of the Keep Britain Working review, carried out by Sir Charlie Mayfield, has been published. The report sets out recommendations for the Government, aimed at “turning the tide” on ill-health and disability in the workplace, including addressing mental health at work, retention of older people in work and improving participation and retention of disabled people in work.

With the Employment Rights Bill expected to receive Royal Assent imminently, focus has turned to the enforcement of employment law in the UK.

The House of Lords’ Home-based Working Committee’s report, Is Working from Home Working?, identifies how remote working can enable people to work who might not otherwise be able to do so, due to a disability or sickness and support the Government’s plans to get back people back to work.

The CIPD’s quarterly Labour Market Outlook, which has now been published for autumn 2025, highlights the anticipated impact of AI in the workplace on job retention, as hiring confidence remains at a record low outside the pandemic.

The Government has launched an open consultation, closing on 10 December 2025, on extending right to work checks to the "gig economy" and to those employing temporary and casual workers and sub-contractors.

With over 16,000 Living Wage Employers signed up to pay a wage “that works for everyone”, almost half a million people are set for a pay boost as the Real Living Wage rates for 2025–26 have been announced and will be implemented by 1 May 2026 at the latest.

Matthew Taylor has been appointed as the first Chair of the Government’s new Fair Work Agency, which is being established as part of the Government’s overhaul of workers’ rights under its flagship Employment Rights Bill.

The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has set out the Government’s plans to tackle long-term youth unemployment at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. According to the latest data, it is estimated that one-in-eight 16–24-year-olds are not in education, employment or training, which equates to around 948,000 young people.

Continuing its crackdown on abuse of the immigration system, a record number of visa sponsor licences have been revoked for rule breaking.

Following the release of the Government’s new remit for the Low Pay Commission (LPC) when recommending National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates that will apply from April 2026, the LPC has revealed its latest projections for the NLW.