Department for Business and Trade · 15 December 2025
Update from business groups on the Employment Rights Bill
Publication of correspondence between six key business organisations and the Secretary of State for Business and Trade on the Employment Rights Bill.
On Monday 15 December, six business organisations wrote to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, the Right Hon Peter Kyle MP, expressing the view that the Employment Rights Bill should be passed by Parliament this week. These organisations were:
British Chambers of Commerce
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Confederation of British Industry
Federation of Small Businesses
Recruitment and Employment Confederation
Small Business Britain
Please find this letter and a response from the Secretary of State below.
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