Employment Rights Bill: Potential 2025 Reforms & Employer Actions
The Employment Rights Bill 2025 continues to progress through the House of Commons Committee Stage, with the Public Bill Committee now preparing its report after reviewing written and oral evidence from various groups, including employers, professional bodies, charities, trade unions, and individuals. Once the report is published, the Bill will proceed to its third and […]
Commencement date for the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act announced
Earlier this month, the Government confirmed that the long-awaited Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act will come into force on 6 April 2025. This new legislation grants eligible employees the statutory right to a period of paid neonatal care leave, helping parents manage time off when their baby requires neonatal care. If your business currently […]
Employment Rights Bill Update: What Employers Need to Know (February 2025)
The latest version of the Employment Rights Bill has been published (which you can access here) and it incorporates several amendments submitted by MPs as part of the Parliament Committee Stage. We wrote previously about how the majority of the reforms will not take effect before 2026, providing employers the necessary time to plan and […]
Key employment law changes to come in 2023
Over the last few years, other than legislation relating to COVID-19, there has been little development in employment law. However, as we continue through 2023, we are expecting to see large changes to employment law with significant employment legislation introduced to parliament. 1. Retained EU Law (Reform and Revocation) Bill When the UK left the […]
Employment Law Update: Ex-offenders Scheme, Lifetime Skills Guarantee and DBS Changes
In this legal update of recent and future changes we summarise key changes that have been announced in HR and employment law for your reference. New scheme to help ex-offenders return to work A new scheme in the North of the country has been launched by the Ministry of Justice which helps ex-offenders find employment. […]
2021 Planning for the Year Ahead
With 2020 nearing its close, in this article we reflect on the challenge’s businesses have faced in 2020 and consider what we can do to plan for the year ahead. We know that we will start 2021 still working in a Covid-19 secure way, but we will also see the UK move out of the […]
