The Employment Rights Bill has now been laid down in parliament. It includes 28 new measures aimed at protecting workers rights and the Government has said it is “the biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation”. The most
More about The Employment Rights Bill – Major updatesTo mark World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10 October 2024 with the theme ‘It is Time to Prioritise Mental Health in the Workplace’, the next edition of the Wedlake Bell Employment Podcast discusses how organisations can raise awareness of
More about Wedlake Bell Employment Podcast – It is time to prioritise mental health in the workplace (part 1)The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (the “Tipping Act”) comes into force on 1 October 2024. The Department for Business and Trade has recently published its Code of Practice on the Fair and Transparent Distribution of Tips (the “Code”),
More about Code of practice on the new tipping act – What employers need to knowIn the next edition of the Wedlake Bell Employment Podcast, Legal Director Choy Lau and Solicitor George Cornell discuss the potential changes to employment law under the new Labour Government following the King’s Speech and the top three changes that
More about Wedlake Bell Employment Podcast – Episode 2What an individual can say in circumstances concerning any ‘issues’ they may have faced in their employment and / or their exit may be determined by what contractual documentation has been signed; for example, if the individual has signed a
More about Employment issues – What can I say?How do you deal with a request for an extended period of time off during a new starter’s probationary period? Can you require an employee to take annual leave at a certain time to avoid holiday clashes? Can you allow
More about Wedlake Bell Employment Podcast – Episode 1Rishi Sunak has announced that the next general election will take place on 4 July 2024. The opinion polls currently suggest that Mr Sunak will not be returning to No. 10 and businesses should have one eye on Labour’s proposed
More about What to expect if labour win the next General Election – Painting the law red or just colouring in the lines?The current position Under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), sexual harassment occurs where an individual engages in unwanted conduct of a sexual nature and the conduct has the purpose or effect of either (i) violating an individual’s dignity, or
More about Prevention is better than cure: Employer’s duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplaceWhen resolving a dispute with an employee, employers should be mindful of the claims which typically cannot be waived under a settlement agreement. This update summarises the limitations on waivers under a settlement agreement and the claims which are customarily
More about When is a settlement agreement not a settlement agreement?New year, new rights. 2024 has brought in several changes to family friendly legislation and employers will need to keep up to date with developments to flexible working, redundancy protections, paternity leave and new rights for carer’s leave and leave
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