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  • Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill consultation impact assessments

    Topics:
    • Employment rights, 
    • Minister's Economic Vision, 
    • Good Jobs

    Date published: 2 July 2024

    Last updated: 1 August 2025

    The Department for the Economy has completed a public consultation exercise on the Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill. The reports below present the findings of the public consultation and set out the measures the Department will take to ensure our employment framework supports Good Jobs.

    The Department for the Economy completed a public consultation exercise on the “Good Jobs” Employment Rights Bill and has set out the measures the Department intends to take to ensure our employment framework supports Good Jobs. Impact assessments have been published for these measures.

    The measures will help to:

    • improve terms of employment and pay and benefits
    • support working families and an improved work life balance
    • develop the voice and representation of employees in the workplace.

    This page will be updated with additional impact assessments.

    The Departmental Response report is available at:

    • Good Jobs Employment Rights Bill Public Consultation Response Report 

    The original consultation is available at:

    • The 'Good Jobs' Employment Rights Bill

    Documents

    • Employment Rights Bill consultation - small and micro business impact assessmentAdobe PDF (182.89 KB)
    • Theme A - written statementsAdobe PDF (571.83 KB)
    • Theme A - key information document for agency workersAdobe PDF (400.93 KB)
    • Theme A - abolition of pay between assignment contractsAdobe PDF (412.17 KB)
    • Theme A – Zero Hours ContractsAdobe PDF (327.61 KB)
    • Theme A - replacing zero hours contracts with contracts that provide flexibility and protect workers’ rightsAdobe PDF (270.53 KB)
    • Theme B - Working Time Regulations: holiday pay reference periodAdobe PDF (637.7 KB)
    • Theme B - fair and transparent allocation of tips, gratuities and service charges to workersAdobe PDF (264.01 KB)
    • Theme B - written payslips for workersAdobe PDF (381.7 KB)
    • Theme C - Workplace Access & Trade Union RecognitionAdobe PDF (310.05 KB)
    • Theme C - Information and Consultation - Definitions and ThresholdsAdobe PDF (204.91 KB)
    • Theme D - changes to flexible workingAdobe PDF (409.1 KB)
    • Theme D - neonatal care leave and payAdobe PDF (542.74 KB)
    • Theme D - proposal for the introduction of Carer’s Leave equality screeningAdobe PDF (324.04 KB)
    • Theme D - flexible working equality screeningAdobe PDF (252.42 KB)
    • Theme D - neonatal care leave and pay equality screeningAdobe PDF (231.21 KB)
    • Theme D - Protection from redundancy (pregnancy and family leave) equality screeningAdobe PDF (301.82 KB)
    • Theme D - Protection from redundancy (pregnancy and family leave) regulatory impact assessmentAdobe PDF (1.21 MB)
    • Theme D - Carer's Leave regulatory impact assessmentAdobe PDF (744.69 KB)
    • Theme D - Proposed amendments to NI Paternity Leave entitlement equality screeningAdobe PDF (200.58 KB)
    • Theme D - Paternity leave and pay regulatory impact assessment guidanceAdobe PDF (476.25 KB)
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