Employment Law News Updates and HR Articles
New changes to paternity leave
New changes to paternity leave will provide more flexibility to eligible employees.Another upcoming change to legislation, as part of the recent Government focus on family-friendly reforms, reports that there will be more flexibility for employees who are...
Employers rights to asking about criminal investigations
Can employers ask if an employee is facing criminal investigation or charges?While an employer can ask whether an employee has been arrested, there is no obligation on the part of the employee to disclose this information, unless they meet either of the...
What is the ruling on nominal holiday pay on termination?
When an employee’s contract is terminated, employers are legally required to pay any accrued holidays that have not been taken prior to their final day at work (which is known as pay in lieu of holidays).Some employers may also include a clause in their...
Pregnant staff to receive more redundancy rights
In a redundancy, the role is considered to be redundant, rather than the employee.And there are particular circumstances in which this may occur:When the business is closing and/or moving premises;When fewer employees are required to carry out their type...
Former employee’s claim of harassment won at tribunal
A former employee of Crest Nicholson, a property firm in the UK, has won at tribunal after raising claims of harassment during the Company’s Christmas party, in which a Site Manager had assaulted and subsequently raped the claimant.The Christmas party had...
ONS report shows highest sickness absence rate since 2004
On the 26th of April 2023, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released the sickness absence rates for the UK labour market in 2022.The figures for 2022 show that the number of working days lost due to sickness and/or injury was an estimated 185.6...
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