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by Personnel Today<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a general election on 4 July 2024, Personnel Today looks at what might happen to the raft of employment law changes<\/a> on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After months of uncertainty for organisations, the Prime Minister has finally called a general election. In a rain-soaked speech outside Number 10, Sunak said it was time for Britain to “choose its future”, hailing the recent economic growth and reductions in inflation as proof that the priorities his government had set out “are working”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The question now is how, and who do you trust, to turn that foundation into a secure future for you, your family and our country? Now is the moment for Britain to choose its future. To decide whether we want to build on the progress we have made or risk going back to square one with no plan and no certainty,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General election 2024 employment law<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In response, Labour leader Sir Kier Starmer said: “No matter what else is said and done, that opportunity for change is what this election is about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Over the course of the last four years, we’ve changed the Labour Party, returned it once more to the service of working people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“All we ask now, humbly, is to do exactly the same for our country, and return Britain to the service of working people.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite Sunak’s comments about certainty, the calling of the general election now raises questions about employment law that is yet to make its way onto the statute books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the Conservatives lose power on 4 July, could long-anticipated reforms fall by the wayside?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employment law changes hang in the balance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The employment law changes organisations had expected to see later in 2024 and beyond include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n