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Many commentators have focused on extensive proposals to improve employee rights within The Employment Rights Bill (the Bill). However, tucked away in the Bill are a number of proposals that may not be as publicly provocative but nevertheless are going to have an impact on public sector employers. Currently, the TUPE regulations act to “lift…

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Under section 47(B) Employment Rights Act, workers have legal protection from being subject to a detriment or dismissed because they have made specific disclosures of wrongdoing (whistleblowers) Until this case, the term ‘worker’ included all individuals paid for their service to the organisation but excluded volunteers and self-employed contractors. Case background During his time as…

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The King’s Speech on Wednesday, 17 July, launched the plans for the new Labour Government. Whilst there is quite a lot of information to unpack in the government’s plans, David Leach lifts the lid on what to expect from an employment law perspective. Labour set out their proposals in their election manifesto, so a number…

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In what continues to be a “new year, new employment rights” theme, the government has published another set of regulations that will impact employers. The Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 amends the rights for paternity leave for employees expecting babies born (or placed for adoption) on or after 6 April 2024. The current position is…

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In June 2023, we discussed a number of  Bills and Acts that were of key interest to employment law practitioners, HR departments and employers as a whole. In what seems like an early Christmas present from the government, the regulations are being published at breakneck speed to augment and expand on the Acts. We have…

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