APPG on the Future of Work: What next for the Employment Rights Bill?

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APPG on the Future of Work: What next for the Employment Rights Bill?

An insightful discussion examined the evolving landscape of employment rights in the UK as the Employment Rights Bill progresses through Parliament. Our expert panel explored the gaps between policy intentions and implementation, emerging challenges, and the road ahead.

• Lord Jim Knight (APPG Co-Chair)
• Professor Simon Deakin (Professor of Law at the University of Cambridge)
• Dom Armstrong (Head of Policy, Community Union)
• Representatives from Prospect Union and leading law firm, Simmons and Simmons

Scope:

The focus was on the policy landscape created by the Employment Rights Bill:

• Which elements of the White Paper that were missing from the Bill might MPs or groups continue to lobby for in the coming months and years?
• What kind of enforcement challenges might already overstretched labour market enforcement bodies experience and where do they need additional resources as a result?
• What emerging challenges that might require protections not yet covered within the legislative framework face workers across the country as a result of changes in work and ways of working?