October 21, 2024 5:01 pm
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So what are the proposed changes to SSP, statutory leave and protection for pregnant employees? Statutory sick pay (SSP) What is the law currently? Currently employees are only entitled to SSP from the fourth day of sickness as long as they meet the lower earnings threshold (currently £123 per week). What is changing? The waiting period for SSP and the lower earnings threshold will be removed and when this is introduced all workers will be entitled to SSP from their first day of illness. Parental leave and paternity leave What is the law currently? Currently male employees needs 26 weeks’ service to take two weeks’ paternity leave within 52 weeks of the birth of a baby. Parents need one years’ service to take...
October 21, 2024 4:58 pm
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The Employment Rights Bill proposes some changes to Zero Hours contracts and Flexible working. Zero-hours contracts What is the law currently? Zero hours contracts are used for staff where no minimum hours are guaranteed and workers are not obliged to accept any hours offered. What is changing? Employers will be required to offer guaranteed hours to staff on zero hours contracts to reflect the hours they regularly work over a reference period of e.g. 12 weeks. Workers must be given reasonable notice if they are required to work a shift, or if a shift is cancelled or changed. However where work is genuinely temporary there will be no expectations on employers to offer permanent contracts and those staff who wish to remain on zero hours contracts will...
October 21, 2024 4:42 pm
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As promised as part of their election manifesto, the Government has published details of its’ much-anticipated Employment Rights Bill. The Bill gives details of 28 proposed employment measures, but also makes clear that the Government will only start consulting on the proposed changes in 2025 and that the majority of changes will not come into effect until 2026, following a substantial transition period. This post covers the proposed changes to Unfair dismissal and Fire and rehire. Unfair dismissal What is the law currently? Currently other than in cases of automatic unfair dismissal, employees need at least two years’ service to bring a claim for unfair dismissal. In order to defend such a claim, employers need to be able to show they have a fair reason to dismiss...
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