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The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and interpretation

  3. 2.Provisions of the 2025 Act coming into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made

  4. 3.Provisions of the 2025 Act coming into force on 18th February 2026

  5. 4.Provisions of the 2025 Act coming into force on 6th April 2026

  6. 5.Transitional and saving provisions in relation to sections 16 and 17 of the 2025 Act

  7. 6.Transitional and saving provisions in relation to Part 4 of the 2025 Act

  8. Signature

  9. Schedules

    1. Schedule 1

      Transitional and saving provisions in relation to sections 16 and 17 of the 2025 Act

      1. 1.The amendments made by sections 16 (paternity leave: removal of...

      2. 2.Paragraph 1(a) of this Schedule does not apply where the...

      3. 3.Paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Schedule do not apply...

      4. 4.In this Schedule— “adopter” means— in relation to a child...

      5. 5.For the purposes of this Schedule, a person adopts a...

    2. Schedule 2

      Transitional and saving provisions in relation to Part 4 of the 2025 Act

      1. 1.Interpretation

      2. 2.Section 62 of the 2025 Act (members who are not existing contributors)

      3. 3.Section 62 of the 2025 Act: withdrawal notices under section 84 of the 1992 Act as it had effect before the commencement date

      4. 4.Section 62 of the 2025 Act: failure to comply with section 84A of the 1992 Act as it had effect before the commencement date

      5. 5.Section 63 of the 2025 Act (deduction of trade union subscriptions from wages in public sector)

      6. 6.Section 66 of the 2025 Act (facility time: publication requirements and reserve powers)

      7. 7.Section 69 of the 2025 Act (industrial action ballots: support thresholds)

      8. 8.Section 71 of the 2025 Act (industrial action ballots: information to be included in voting paper)

      9. 9.Section 72 of the 2025 Act (period after which industrial action ballot ceases to be effective)

      10. 10.Section 74 of the 2025 Act (notice to employers of industrial action)

      11. 11.Section 77 of the 2025 Act (protection against dismissal for taking industrial action)

      12. 12.Section 79 of the 2025 Act (annual returns: removal of provision about industrial action)

      13. 13.Section 80 of the 2025 Act (annual returns: removal of provision about political expenditure)

      14. 14.Section 81 of the 2025 Act (removal of powers to enforce requirements relating to annual returns)

      15. 15.Section 82 of the 2025 Act (removal of investigatory powers)

      16. 16.Section 83 of the 2025 Act (powers to be exercised only on application)

      17. 17.Section 84 of the 2025 Act (removal of power to impose financial penalties)

      18. 18.Section 86 of the 2025 Act (appeals to the Employment Appeal Tribunal)

  10. Explanatory Note

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