THE EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT 1996

THE EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT 1996

The Employment Rights Act 1996

Introduction

The Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA) was originally approved by the Conservative government in 1996. It consolidated a number of previous laws dating from the Employment Contracts Act 1963. These are rights that most employees can get when the work, including termination, reasonable notice prior to departure, time of parental rights, redundancy, and much more. It has also been substantially amended by the Labour government since 1997, for example to include the right to request flexible working time.

Scope

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