General Election and Employment: Apprenticeships
In our latest ‘General Election 2024 Insights’ news article, we consider the value of apprentices to SMEs. Political Party Commitments As all political parties continue with their campaigning for the July 4 General Election, we are hearing about how each one is committing to apprenticeships, should they win. The Conservatives, for instance, have pledged 100,000 […]
The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023
In our last update on the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, which is also known as the ‘Tipping Act’, we reported that a new Code of Practice would be introduced to accompany the legislation. We can confirm that Just before the dissolution of Parliament last week, the new Code was approved and will come […]
Recruiting Ex-Offenders: An Opportunity for Employers
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has published guidance on recruiting, employing and retaining people with convictions. This guidance comes at a time when the government and KPMG are urging employers to consider recruiting ex-offenders to reduce reoffending rates and stimulate economic growth. KPMG’s Initiative in Recruiting Ex-Offenders KPMG has piloted a scheme […]
General Election and Employment: What Employment Changes Could We See?
Four years on from the pandemic and with businesses moving forward in quite a different employment landscape, we are now starting to see new and existing laws introduced that reflect this. Last month, we saw several significant developments in employment rights, with further developments in the coming months, and now, there is the prospect of […]
Employment Law Developments in 2024
In recent years, very little has changed in terms of employment law, with any legislation introduced relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. Four years on, and with businesses moving forward in quite a different employment landscape that encompasses a more agile and flexible way of working, we are now starting to see new and existing laws […]
Managing the rules on flexible working and predictable terms and conditions
Here is the Hot Topic for May 2024 and an accompanying webinar will follow, which will be hosted on 9 May 2024. Introduction This year we are seeing significant changes to the rules around working arrangements. Not only have the rules around flexible working changed, but new legislation will soon be introduced that will give […]
The right to request predictable terms and conditions
Introduction to the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 is expected to come into force later this year, likely around September/October. When introduced, this Act will give employees the right to request more predictable terms and conditions of employment. Pre-Implementation Consultation and Legislation for Predictable Terms […]
Latest development in employment law – Allocation of tips
We are just a few weeks in from having implemented new and updated employment legislation and we have further legal developments to bring you. This time, however, it is specific to certain industries where tips, gratuities and service charges are paid. Introduction of the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 Following a recent Government update […]
The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023
This Act, expected September/October, will give workers and agency workers a new statutory right to request more predictable terms and conditions of work. Circumstances Qualifying for a Request Qualifying workers will have the entitlement to submit a request under the following circumstances: there is a lack of predictability as regards any part of their work […]
Full changes to Flexible Working Confirmed!
For those of you who have been following this area of development closely, you will know that for a long time, we have only had confirmation that flexible working will become a day one right, despite when the legislation was passed, it would bring in several changes. However, on returning from the Easter break, it […]
Introducing Fees in the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal
A new consultation has been launched which proposes to reintroduce modest fees within the Employment Tribunals (ET) and Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) systems, aiming to enhance the ongoing refinement of the Court and Tribunal Service while lessening the burden on taxpayers to finance these services. Charges were previously in place from July 2013 to July […]
Changes to employment rights – holiday, working time records and TUPE
The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 have brought about key changes to employment rights which were brought into force on 1 January 2024, however they will not effect most practices until later in the year. These changes have been outlined below along with key information: Holiday pay and calculation Further to […]
Extended protection from redundancy – Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Currently, individuals on maternity leave, adoption leave, or shared parental leave should be given first refusal of any suitable alternative employment available if they have been put at risk of redundancy. New laws will extend this protection. The legislation is in draft form and subject to change, however key features are as follows: The protection […]
Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023
A statutory instrument was introduced in December which confirms that the right to request flexible working will become a day one right for employees, with effect from 6 April 2024. Currently employees the requisite length of service is 26 weeks. Consequently, any request submitted on or after this date will be governed by the new […]
Employment Law Timetable
In this article we provide an employment law timeline, and include details of proposed developments that businesses need to be aware of in the months ahead. Confirmed New Employment Legislation – in order of commencement date Expected late 2023 – The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 was […]
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
Last month, the Government announced how it will legislate reforms to both the Working Time Regulations (WTR) and the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. This follows recent public consultations in which the government sought views on matters such as the management of annual leave entitlement and pay, irregular hour and part year […]
Employment Bills – A-Z for employers
There are several Bills which are likely to impact employers over the coming months. Here we provide an A-Z guide on each of the Bills to help you to easily navigate the changes which may impact your organisation. If you require support with updating your company handbook and policies, our expert team can provide ongoing […]
Key Announcement – The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023
On 19 July 2023, the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill was given Royal Assent, and passed as law. It will be known as the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023. The announcement setting out the legislation has some significant deletions from what was originally contained in the Bill. This includes the removal of the entitlement […]
Are you ready for the latest developments in Employment Law Bills?
In our virtual Employment Law Seminar, we predicted that 2023 would be a big year for developments in employment law, and already we have seen the introduction of the Seafarers Wages Act 2023 and the Employment Allocation of Tips Act 2023, and many of the pending employment bills progressing through parliament swiftly. In the latest […]
Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023
Legislation has been passed that gives workers the right to be given tips, gratuities, and service charges in full, i.e., with no deductions for processing fees and for tips etc., to be allocated fairly. The Employment (allocation of tips) Bill was given Royal Assent on 2 May 2023 and as expected, it becomes the Employment […]
