Written questions

Small Businesses: Conditions of Employment

2026-06-02 · Department for Business and Trade · 6222 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost to businesses of complying with changes introduced in the Employment Rights Act.

Answer

The Government has published 29 Impact Assessments representing a comprehensive package of analysis on the impact of the Employment Rights Act: Employment Rights Act 2025: impact assessments - GOV.UK. Each Impact Assessment considers how impacts businesse...