More things on the horizon – lots to come!
As well as the Employment Rights Bill, the Labour government is committed to a number of other initiatives as part of their ‘Make Work Pay’ manifesto, which may cover a ban on unpaid internships, the ‘right to disconnect’, single worker status, the removal of age bands for the National Minimum Wage, the introduction of Equality […]
Employment Rights Bill & changes to employment law
With the new government, comes the pledge of many changes to employee rights relating to their employment. The Employment Rights Bill covers a range of changes to existing practices, as well as the introduction of new protections for workers such as a ‘day one’ right to claim unfair dismissal. Whilst it isn’t expected immediately, a […]
Employer’s duty to prevent sexual harassment – employers should take note!!
This legislation came into force last month (26th October 2024) and provides employers with a statutory duty to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment. It is reported that at least 3 out of every 10 women have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace. Whilst this currently only applies to ’sexual’ harassment, as opposed to […]