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Employment

The bill has been introduced. Next comes the main debate and vote on its big idea.

Official title: Employment Bill

  1. 1Introduced1st reading
  2. 2Main debate2nd reading
  3. 3Detailed checksCommittee
  4. 4ChangesReport stage
  5. 5Final vote3rd reading
  6. 6Other houseLords or Commons
  7. 7Becomes lawRoyal Assent

Next sitting: 4 Dec 2026 (2nd reading in the Commons).

Put forward by Sir Christopher Chope.

Votes so far

No Commons votes on this bill in the last 12 months.

Full timeline
DateStageHouse
22 Jun 20261st readingCommons
4 Dec 20262nd readingCommons

In the bill’s own words: A Bill to make provision about the employment of foreign nationals; to make provision about the national minimum wage; and for connected purposes.

Official page on Parliament’s site

Source: Parliament Bills API · Commons votes from the Commons Votes API.