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UK Government’s Plan to Restrict ‘Fire and Rehire’
UK Government's Plan to Restrict 'Fire and Rehire' Practices in the WorkplaceOne of the main changes to legislation introduced in the UK Government’s Employment Rights Bill back in 2024 was the proposal to impose restrictions on the practice of dismissal...
2025 Updates to The Discrimination Vento Bands
The Vento Bands have undergone their annual update for discrimination claims brought to employment tribunal either on or after the 6th April 2025.The Vento Bands are guidelines that are used to work out the amount of compensation to be awarded for...
Government’s Proposal to Make Unfair Dismissal a Day-One Right
A key action from the Government’s recent Employment Bill was to remove the two-year qualifying period for employees to claim unfair dismissal.The Bill proposes that the right to claim unfair dismissal will be available to employees from their first day of...
New Statutory Rates from April 2025
In March, the Government released the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025, which sets out the new statutory rates for employment tribunal awards, amongst other statutory changes.With effect from the 6th April 2025, some of the main updates to...
Pregnancy discrimination case reminder
In the recent case of Ms N Hinds v Mitie Limited, Hinds received £350,000 as a result of the employer’s failure to support Hinds or adhere to their own policy and procedures.This case provides a stark reminder of the risks around pregnancy...
Increase in SSP for low earners
Those earning below the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL) per week (currently £123 but due to increase to £125 in April) are not currently eligible to receive SSP.When it comes into force, the Employment Rights Bill will give employees the right to claim SSP from...
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