Employment

More than two million women in the UK earn below the real living wage

New Living Wage Foundation research also finds that 13 per cent of women are currently working on a zero-hours contract, compared to 9 per cent of men

Labour government would introduce requirement on large employers to have action plan in place to support women experiencing menopause

'Skyrocketing' number of women leaving the workplace due to menopausal symptoms is 'bad for women, bad for business and bad for our economy', says party’s deputy leader

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Working Families calls for clarity on whether employment rights of working parents and carers will be maintained if Bill revoking retained EU law is enacted

Revoking existing rights would have a 'devastating impact on the most marginalised workers', says Chief Executive

Regulatory Policy Committee finds that impact assessment for the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill is ‘not fit for purpose’

Ministers 'must come clean about the true nature of this nasty Bill' says TUC following 'red-rating' of impact assessment by independent watchdog

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

MPs and peers launch inquiry into how human rights are protected and respected at work

Joint Committee on Human Rights invites evidence from interested parties, in particular seeking views on how well rights under the European Convention on Human Rights are protected

Scottish Social Justice and Social Security Committee launches call for evidence on child poverty and parental employment

Views sought on questions including whether childcare provision should be expanded, and what Scottish Government could do to increase supply of well-paid, secure employment that works for parents

Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill receives its second reading in House of Commons

Government confirms it will support Bill which seeks to reduce the 'one-sided flexibility' of zero hours contracts

Remedial Order introduced to give greater employment protections to embassy workers

New statutory instrument makes amendments in response to declaration of incompatibility with the ECHR made by the Supreme Court in Benkharbouche

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Senior President of Tribunals launches consultation on how to exercise new powers to determine the composition of Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal

Views invited on new responsibilities delegated from the Lord Chancellor that will require the Senior President to determine whether tribunals should be composed of one, two, or three members

Round-up of recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case law

Government announces plans for new statutory code to crack down on employers that use ‘fire and rehire’ dismissal tactics

Courts and employment tribunals will be able to take the code into account when considering cases, including unfair dismissal, with power to apply a 25 per uplift for compensation awarded where employer found to have breached its provisions

Government rejects MPs’ recommendations for it to pilot a ‘menopause leave’ policy and include menopause as a protected characteristic under the Equality Act

Calling response 'complacent', Select Committee says the evidence is 'crystal clear' that urgent action is needed to prevent vast numbers of talented and experienced women from leaving the workforce

Senedd Committee calls for four-day working week to be piloted in Wales

Cross Party Petitions Committee recommends pilot within the devolved public sector to work alongside trials already taking place in the private sector

MPs and peers to scrutinise human rights implications of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill 2022

Joint Committee on Human Rights invites evidence from interested parties, in particular in relation to how the Bill engages with Article 11 of the ECHR and other international agreements the UK has ratified