- The case law surrounding employment status and worker rights continues to evolve at pace, with several lead case decisions expected to have a significant impact on how employment status is to be determined. Important decisions are currently awaited from the First-tier Tribunal (including Basic Broadcasting, RALC Consulting and PGMOL) and the Court of Appeal (Mantides).
- Wide-ranging reforms to employment rights planned by the government include a plan to move to a two-tier system of employment status, comprising of the self-employed and a single worker status.
- The Employment Rights Bill, containing the basis for many of the employment law reforms, is currently progressing through its final parliamentary stages.
- On 1 July 2025, the government published the Employment Rights Bill Implementation Roadmap, setting out a draft timeline for implementation of the different reforms contained in the Employment Rights Bill ranging from immediate reforms once the Bill receives Royal Assent to others which will take until 2027 to take full effect.
- The move to a two-tier system of employment status is, however, not included in the Employment Rights Bill and any change in this area is likely to take longer. The government has committed to publishing a consultation on the change by the end of 2025.
- Timing: Employment law reforms will be phased in gradually between 2025 and 2027.
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