Whilst the Employment Rights Bill continues on its progress towards becoming law, one of the more recently added provisions will place increased obligations on employers who make use of agency staff. At present, agency workers have certain rights arising from existing legislation – most of which rest with the agency itself – including that after […]
The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023 is set to take effect in April 2025, marking a significant step forward in supporting employees whose newborn requires neonatal care. We have summarised what you need to know. What is the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act? The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act allows parents […]
The Employment Rights Bill was published on 10th October 2024, with the Labour Government promising the biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation. The Bill includes, but is not limited to, new protection against unfair dismissal, changes to SSP, more guarantee to workers on zero-hour contracts and more protection from fire and re-hire. Now let’s […]
Suspension with pay is a normal occurrence when an employee is facing allegations that are of a gross misconduct nature and may lead to dismissal and where their continued presence in the workplace poses a potential threat to an investigation or to the business, customers, service users or other employees. Having said that, suspension should […]
Come April 2024, there are a number of changes to employment law we need to consider. Firstly, the additional protection given to a pregnant employee at risk of redundancy and the second the changes to the flexible working procedure. Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023 This legislation introduces significant changes to redundancy protections, as […]
March 2024 Employment Law Updates Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 – Statutory Code of Practice to be published to support with the Act. The Guidance is expected to be a support for new rules on tips, gratuities and service charges, to ensure tips are paid to employees without deductions and in a fair and […]
During an investigation, disciplinary or grievance process, it’s easy to get so embroiled in the detail that you forget one important thing; to obtain consent from any witnesses who are providing you with evidence, whether that be evidence against an employee whom you are disciplining or evidence for or against an employee or employees involved […]
An alarming report hit the headlines this week in relation to sexual harassment in the workplace. The report revealed that one in three female surgeons working in the NHS who responded to the research said they have been sexually assaulted and two thirds of respondents said they have been sexually harassed by colleagues. The report […]
