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 that an eligible partner or
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 already updated our Flexible Working
We have had a welcome injection of interest in Employment law, with draft regulations being laid before Parliament on changes to the Equality Act, welcome action on holiday pay, which may be the biggest shakeup of the Working Time Regulations since they were introduced some 25 years ago and also consideration of the TUPE regs.
The Government
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 triggered concerns about the future of domestic employment law, which originated in the EU.
New draft regulations, The Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 which are planned to come into force on 1 January 2024 provide welcomed clarity on the issue in respect of the Equality Act 2010.
The key updates
All employers will need to urgently update their recruitment policies!
It has long been a question on job application forms for prospective employees and workers to declare any un-spent convictions that they have at the time of applying. However, as of 28 October 2023 the timeframe for a custodial sentence being classed as “un-spent” has been reduced. Section
On 7 July 2023, Judge Barry Clarke (President of the England and Wales Employment Tribunals) released guidance on the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) in Employment Tribunal claims. The guidance was written for Tribunals; however, it may be of interest to parties who are seeking early resolution to claims and wish to avoid going to a final hearing.
Tribunal
