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What will the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 include? The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 26th October 2023 and is due to come into force in October 2024. The legislation...
As we are heading through spring, the season brings with it updates to employment law which are due to take effect from April 2024 and beyond. Minimum wage increases The annual minimum wage increase took effect from 01 April 2024. This sees the...
In today's fast paced world, the traditional 9-to-5 office work setup is becoming increasingly outdated. Recognising this shift, and the needs and preferences of employees to have a more balanced work and personal life, the government have introduced...
From 6th April 2024, employees who are pregnant or returning from maternity, adoption or shared parental leave will gain priority status for redeployment opportunities in a redundancy situation. Under the current law, employees on maternity leave, shared...
The government has announced a 9.8% increase in the National Living Wage (NLW), raising it to £11.44 per hour, starting from April 1, 2024. Additionally, NLW eligibility will be widened by lowering the age threshold to 21 years for the first time,...
To be a best practice employer, particularly in a fast-growing fintech company, it's crucial to have robust legal employment practices and policies in place. Often it can be difficult to keep up with what is legally required in a fast-growing company...
On 6 th April 2024 the Carer's Leave Act will come into force, giving employees with care responsibilities the right to unpaid leave whilst remaining in employment. According to the charity Carers UK, there are 5.7 million people in the UK who...
Having gained Royal Assent in the summer of 2023, the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 will see significant changes to the way in which employees are able to make flexible working requests and how their employers must consider these...
The Equality Act 2010 legally protects people from discrimination, by ensuring that unfair treatment on the basis of certain personal characteristics, such as disability, is against the law in almost all cases. The protected characteristics are: age ...
We have seen a significant increase in enquiries about the menopause in recent months. At this stage, from a strict legal perspective, the menopause is not, in itself, protected under the Equality Act. However, it can be captured by protection from age, sex...
