An independent tracker for the Employment Rights Act 2025
The general timeline for the Employment Rights Act 2025 is published in good detail by Acas, the CIPD and law firms. None of them tell a 14-person business with three zero-hours staff what changes for them, and by when. Closing that gap is the whole point of this tool.
What we do
We take the dated rollout of the Employment Rights Act 2025, from Royal Assent on 18 December 2025 through the tranches landing across 2026 and 2027, and filter it to your business. You tell us your headcount band and the contract types you use; we show you which measures apply, on what date, and the actions to take before each one. The free checker does this on the page; the £19 report turns it into a printable, dated action timeline you can hand to an owner or office manager.
What we are careful about
Two things decide whether a tool like this is worth trusting. The first is getting the dismissal change right: unfair dismissal is not becoming a day-one right. The day-one proposal was defeated in the House of Lords and abandoned; from 1 January 2027 the qualifying period drops from two years to six months. Older pages elsewhere still say "day one". The second is being honest about what is settled and what is not: several 2027 measures, including the guaranteed-hours regime and mandatory action plans, are indicative and depend on further regulations and consultation. We mark confirmed and indicative items separately, and stamp every output with the date it was produced.
What we are not
We are an independent educational tool. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by any government department, the Fair Work Agency, Acas or any regulator. The report is a dated summary of published law and the government's implementation roadmap, not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for advice from a qualified adviser on your specific circumstances.
How we keep it current
The rollout is still landing, so the tool is maintained. We re-read the government timeline update and the Acas guidance on a regular cadence and before any significant change, and we record every moved date, opened or closed consultation and firmed-up detail on our timeline guide. See our methodology for exactly how the dates are sourced.