The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025

Made: 13th March 2025

Laid before Parliament: 14th March 2025

Coming into force: 6th April 2025

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Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation

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Revocation

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Increase of limits

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Transitional provisions

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Schedule

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Signed

Justin Madders — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Business and Trade — 13th March 2025

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1999 c. 26. Section 34(1) was amended by the Employment Relations Act 2004 (c. 24), Schedule 1, paragraph 42(1), (2) and (3), and by the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (c. 13), section 12(4). Section 34(2) was amended by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (c. 24), section 22(1) and (2). Section 34(3) was amended by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, section 22(1) and (3). Section 34(4A) and (4B) were inserted by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, section 15(10). Section 34(5) was amended by the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (c. 18), Schedule 3, paragraph 11.

[^f00002]: 1992 c. 52.

[^f00003]: 1996 c. 18.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2024/213.

[^f00005]: Section 67(1) was amended by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 34(1) and (2).

[^f00006]: Section 70C(1) was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 1999, section 5.

[^f00007]: Sections 137(2), 138(2) and 139(1) were amended by the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998 (c. 8), section 1(2)(a). Section 139(4) was inserted by the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013, Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 6.

[^f00008]: Sections 145A, 145B and 145E were inserted by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 29.

[^f00009]: Section 176 was substituted by the Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 (c. 19), section 14. Section 176(2) was amended by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 34(7) and (8) and section 57(2) and Schedule 2.

[^f00010]: Schedule A1 was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 1999, section 1(3) and Schedule 1.

[^f00011]: Section 27M was inserted by the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (c. 13), section 7.

[^f00012]: Section 27O was inserted by the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, section 8.

[^f00013]: Section 49(1) was amended by the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998, section 1(2)(a), by the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), section 129(3)(a), and by S.I. 2021/618. Section 49(1A) was inserted by the Children and Families Act 2014, section 129(3)(b). There are other amendments but they are not yet in force.

[^f00014]: Section 63J was inserted by the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), section 40(1) and (2).

[^f00015]: Section 80I was inserted by the Employment Act 2002 (c. 22), section 47(1) and (2).

[^f00016]: Section 80G was inserted by the Employment Act 2002, section 47(1) and (2). Subsection (1D) of section 80G was inserted by the Children and Families Act 2014, section 132(1) and (4).

[^f00017]: Section 112(4) was amended by the Employment Act 2002, Schedule 7, paragraphs 24 and 36, and the Employment Relations Act 1999, Schedule 9, paragraph 1. Section 97(1) was amended by S.I. 2002/2034. Section 97(6) was repealed by the Employment Relations Act 1999, Schedule 9, paragraph 2.

[^f00018]: Section 117(1) was amended by the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) Act 1998, section 1(2)(a). Section 117(3) was amended by the Employment Relations Act 1999, sections 33(2) and 44 and Schedule 9, Table 11, and the Employment Act 2002, Schedule 7, paragraphs 24 and 37.

[^f00019]: Section 145(2) was amended by S.I. 2002/2034. Section 145(7) was repealed by the Employment Relations Act 1999, Schedule 9, paragraph 2.

[^f00020]: Section 11(1) was amended by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 37(2).

[^f00021]: Section 38(2) was amended by the Enterprise Act 2016 (c. 12), Schedule 5, paragraph 12(a), and S.I. 2019/731.

[^f00022]: Section 38(3) was amended by the Enterprise Act 2016, Schedule 5, paragraph 12(b), and S.I. 2019/731.

[^f00023]: S.I. 2015/2021.

[^f00024]: S.I. 2022/1145.

[^f00025]: The sums in this column were inserted by S.I. 2024/213 which is revoked by this Order, and by the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, sections 7 and 8.

[^f00026]: Section 145E(3) was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 29.

[^f00027]: Section 156(1) was amended by the Employment Rights Act 1996, Schedule 1, paragraph 56(1) and (9)(a).

[^f00028]: Section 176(6A) was inserted by the Employment Relations Act 2004, section 33(6).

[^f00029]: Section 27M(1) was inserted by the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, section 7.

[^f00030]: Section 27O(2) was inserted by the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, section 8.

[^f00031]: Section 120(1) was amended by S.I. 1998/1833.

[^f00032]: Section 124(1ZA) was inserted by S.I. 2013/1949.

[^f00033]: Section 227(1) was amended by the Employment Act 2002, Schedule 7, paragraphs 24 and 47, and the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009, Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 and 9. There are other amendments but they are not yet in force.

Editorial notes