UK: new protection measures against “fire and rehire” postponed to March 2027

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On 22 October, the UK government announced the postponement of the coming into force of measures aimed at restricting "fire and rehire" and "redundancy and re-employment", provided for under the Employment Rights Act 2025. Their implementation has now been pushed back from January to March 2027. The executive has also launched a public consultation, open until 17 December 2026, on the revision of the code of practice.

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Originally scheduled for January 2027, the coming into force of the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 regulating the practices of “fire and rehire” and “redundancy and re-employment” will not take place until March 2027. The government announced the delay on 22 October, alongside the launch of a public consultation, open until 17 December 2026, on a draft revision of the code of practice, in order to adapt it to the new regulatory framework.

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