LegalizeThe Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (Commencement) Regulations 2024
Made: 25th March 2024
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023[^f00001] makes the following Regulations.
Citation and extent
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- (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (Commencement) Regulations 2024.
- (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales and Scotland.
Commencement
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Section 1 of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 comes into force on 6th April 2024.
Signed
Kevin Hollinrake — Minister for Enterprise — Department for Business and Trade — 25th March 2024
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Explanatory Note
These Regulations bring into force section 1 of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 (c. 33) (“the Act”) on 6th April 2024. Section 1 is the only remaining provision of the Act to be commenced and it makes amendments to sections 80F (flexible working: right to request contract variation) and 80G (flexible working: employer’s duties in relation to application) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18).
Section 2 (which relates to extent, commencement and short title) came into force by virtue of section 2(3) of the Act on Royal Assent (20th July 2023).
A full impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as the Regulations themselves will have no impact on the costs of business, the voluntary sector and the public sector. A full impact assessment has been prepared in relation to the Act and a copy is available at https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/33/resources.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2023 c. 33
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