The Employment Rights Act 2025 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026

These Regulations commence section 25 of, and Schedule 3 to, the Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36) (the “2025 Act”), which relate to unfair dismissal. Section 25(5) of the 2025 Act is partially commenced, and paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the 2025 Act is commenced, on 1st July 2026. This is to enable the power in paragraph 5 of Schedule 3 to the 2025 Act to be exercised from this date. It enables further consequential amendments to be made when exercising the power in section 154 of the 2025 Act (power to make consequential amendments) in order to make amendments in consequence of the repeal of section 124 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18) by section 25(3) of the 2025 Act. The remainder of section 25 of, and Schedule 3 to, the 2025 Act are commenced on 1st January 2027. Regulation 4 of these Regulations contains transitional and saving provisions in relation to cases where the effective date of termination falls either on or after, or before, 1st January 2027.