EXPERT WITNESS: Employment Rights Bill 2024

What’s in it for workplace health?

Summary:

Diana Kloss considers the key elements of the Employment Rights Bill that could impact on health at work.

The long-awaited Employment Rights Bill has been published and has received its second reading in the House of Commons. It will be subject to a great deal of consultation and will probably be substantially amended as it proceeds through Parliament so that the final statute is unlikely to become law before autumn 2026. This brief account sets out key aspects of the Bill that will be of particular interest to occupational health (OH) practitioners…

 

Diana Kloss is a barrister, former part-time employment judge, and author

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Occupational Health at Work December/January 2024/2025 (vol. 21/4) pp37-38

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