Law giving workers right to request more predictable working conditions not coming into force this September

05 September 2024

Last September the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 (WPTCA) received Royal Assent and we thought it would be brought into force in September 2024; but this is not the case yet. You may recall that one of the aims of the WPTCA was (subject to a period of qualifying service) to give workers and agency workers the right to request more predictable terms and conditions of work. It is now understood that instead of bringing the WPTCA into force, these matters will be dealt with through strengthened rights for workers in the Employment Rights Bill.  According to the Labour manifesto, publication of the Employment Rights Bill is expected by 13 October.

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This article was written by Jo Dawson-Gerrard.