Employment Law news
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The Employment Rights Bill is to be a major piece of employment legislation, all part of Labour’s commitment to “Make Work Pay”. It was published in October 2024, and you...
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The Government has confirmed a day one right to Neonatal Care Leave will be introduced from 6 April this year. Neonatal Care Leave will apply to parents of babies who...
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A straw poll of delegates at a recent webinar hosted by Ashtons revealed that only 49% had taken steps so far to ensure they were complying with the new Sexual...
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One of the Labour Party’s key manifesto pledges was to make sweeping changes to rights at work and to “Make Work Pay”. They asserted that the changes would be published...
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Keir Starmer’s Labour government has said in the King’s Speech, which opened the new session of Parliament on Wednesday this week, that it would create a new law setting out...
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Employers need to be aware of several areas where legislation is currently at various stages of development and upcoming changes in 2024. January-April 2024 Working Time Regulations – holiday entitlement...
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Legislation that will improve access to flexible working for employees has completed its way through parliament and has been granted Royal Assent. Essentially, the key changes are: employees will be...
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The term ‘the great resignation’ was coined by Anthony Klotz, an associate professor of management at UCL, in May 2021. He predicted an exodus of workers from their jobs prompted...
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From July 2022 the Department for Work and Pensions has updated the law for the fit note so that it can now be issued by nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists and...
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Home Office data suggests more than 53,000 Ukrainian refugees have already travelled to the UK under family and sponsorship schemes. There have been more than 43,000 applications for visas under...
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On 21 February 2022, the Government announced its plan for living with Coronavirus in the weeks and months to come. Among several key changes are: from 24 February 2022, the removal...
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The new system for digital checks of candidate’s right to work in the UK allows employers to do so via a third party, without having to check physical documentation. The...
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