FOI/202500480312 · FOI · partially withheld
UK Government employment rights bill documentation: FOI release
Information requested
All documentation held by the Scottish Government, including correspondence sent and received (including internal), minutes/notes from meetings, briefings, analysis, about the UK Government employment rights bill, specifically about banning zero hours contracts and fire and rehire practices from the last month.
Response
I enclose a copy of most of the information you requested.
Some of the information you have requested is available from United Kingdom Labour Market Enforcement Strategy 2025 to 2026. Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. If, however, you do not have access to obtain this information from the website(s) listed, then please contact me again and I will send you a paper copy.
For ease of access, please also find the hyperlinks to documents and articles referenced in the attachments:
Implementing the Employment Rights Bill - Our roadmap for delivering change Employment Rights Bill: factsheets - GOV.UK Employment Rights Bill economic analysis The UK Employment Rights Bill Zero-hours contracts: peers accused of ‘trying to block stronger UK workers’ rights’ | Zero-hours contracts | The Guardian Employment Rights Bill: surprise amendments from the House of Lords It's not over 'til it's over: Further amendments made to the Employment Rights Bill - Lexology Employment Rights Bill Update - Lexology Employment Rights Bill: next steps for implementation - Lexology United Kingdom: Important proposed amendments to Employment Rights Bill - Lexology Government publishes Employment Rights Bill roadmap, review of parental leave and pay and numerous amendments to the Employment Rights Bill - Lexology
An exemption under section 38 (1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. Section 38 (1)(b) relates to the personal information of a third party, which on this occasion refers to non-senior members of the civil service.
This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.
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Detected exemption language
Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. For ease of access, please also find the hyperlinks to documents and articles referenced in the attachments: Implementing the Employment Rights Bill - Our roadmap for delivering change Employment Rights Bill: factsheets - GOV.UK Employment Rights Bill economic analysis The UK Employment Rights Bill Zero-hours contracts: peers accused of ‘trying to block stronger UK workers’ rights’ | Zero-hours contracts | The Guardian Employment Rights Bill: surprise amendments from the House of Lords It's not over 'til it's over: Further amendments made to the Employment Rights Bill - Lexology Employment Rights Bill Update - Lexology Employment Rights Bill: next steps for implementation - Lexology United Kingdom: Important proposed amendments to Employment Rights Bill - Lexology Government publishes Employment Rights Bill roadmap, review of parental leave and pay and numerous amendments to the Employment Rights Bill - Lexology An exemption under section 38 (1)(b) of FOISA applies to some of the information you have requested. Section 38 (1)(b) relates to the personal information of a third party, which on this occasion refers to non-senior members of the civil service. This exemption is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption.