Employment Law News Updates and HR Articles
Discrimination changes – duty to prevent sexual harassment
From the 26th of October 2024, new changes to The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 will come into force, placing greater responsibilities on employers to prevent sexual harassment.Employers will have a duty to take reasonable...
Changes to paternity leave regulations
Changes to paternity leave regulations will soon be coming into effect.Changes to paternity leave from the 8th of March 2024, applicable to parents whose expected week of childbirth is after the 6th of April 2024 are as follows:Employees eligible for...
New entitlement to one weeks’ leave for carers
From the 6th of April 2024 carers can receive one weeks’ unpaid leave within each rolling 12-month period to help manage and balance their long-term caring responsibilities alongside working obligations.To be eligible for carers leave, the employee must be...
Upcoming changes to the flexible working request procedure
The new regulations around flexible working are soon to come into effect.So what do employers need to know?With effect from 6th April 2024, employees will now be able to make a flexible working request as early as their first day of employment, whereas...
Carried-over leave from COVID-19
Upcoming deadline for employees to use carried-over leave from COVID-19The rules were introduced towards the start of the pandemic when employees sometimes struggled to take their full entitlement due to shortages in staff numbers and absences due to...
Rules around SSP and fit notes
Sickness absence is inevitable.While many employees will only be absent for a few days before they can return to work, some might require longer periods off.It is therefore important to know the rules around certification and eligibility for Statutory Sick...
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