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6 December, 2024

Women and Equalities Committee calls for evidence to explore options for reform of paternity and shared parental leave

New inquiry will look at the equality impacts of the existing shared leave scheme and seek to positively influence the government’s recently announced review of the parental leave system

6 December, 2024

Tribunal Procedure Committee issues new Rules governing practice and procedure in the Employment Tribunal

New Procedure Rules remake in substance the rules of procedure currently in force with some restructuring, clarification and two new Rules

5 December, 2024

Adding potential ‘fire and rehire’ scenarios to the list of claims that can attract a 25 per cent uplift of ET awards for non-compliance with the Dismissal and Re-engagement Code

New statutory instrument

28 November, 2024

Tribunal Procedure Committee says that it intends that the new Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules will be in place in January 2025

Response to consultation confirms that the rules are largely being re-made in their existing form on the basis that they have worked well, and that rewriting them would be time-consuming and create significant disruption

27 November, 2024

Scottish Government sets out proposals to pilot giving asylum seekers the right to work from six months rather than twelve

New strategy says government is of the firm belief that granting people seeking asylum the right to work from an earlier point has the power to be 'transformative' in terms of their integration, self-agency and ability to support themselves and their families

26 November, 2024

Regulatory Policy Committee rates more than a third of the government’s impact assessments for the Employment Rights Bill as ‘not fit for purpose’

Independent watchdog finds eight of the 23 assessments on specific measures in the Bill need further analysis and evidence on the rationale for intervention, identification of options and justification of the chosen way forward

25 November, 2024

Department for Communities launches consultation on proposed gender pay gap information regulations in Northern Ireland

Regulations, which are expected to be made by early 2027, will require employers with 250 or more relevant employees within the public, private and voluntary sectors, to publish their overall gender pay information

25 November, 2024

DfC in Northern Ireland consults on proposal to cease funding its Employment Support Scheme as part of a wider review of its suite of employment programmes

Consultation seeks views on potential equality implications arising from cuts linked to Department's 'extremely challenging' financial position for 2025/2026

25 November, 2024

Amendment of Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal Rules in Northern Ireland to reduce administrative burden and ensure system runs more effectively

New statutory rule

13 November, 2024

EHRC publishes checklist and action plan for employers on preventing sexual harassment at work

Guidance confirms that organisations can be held legally responsible for harassment if they do not take preventative steps

1 November, 2024

Business and Trade Committee launches first call for evidence in major new inquiry into the government’s Employment Rights Bill

New inquiry will explore how to make sure new Bill is good for the economy, stops bad firms undercutting the good and provides the right protections and voice for workers

30 October, 2024

Budget 2024: National living wage to increase to £12.21 per hour from 1 April 2025

Government also confirms that national minimum wage for those aged 18-20 will rise to £10.00 per hour

25 October, 2024

Senior President of Tribunals issues Practice Direction on composition of Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal

New Direction follows consultation on delegation of powers relating to the composition of tribunals to the Senior President

23 October, 2024

Real Living Wage increases to £13.85 in London and £12.60 in the rest of the UK

New rates will apply to almost half a million workers employed by more than 15,000 Living Wage Employers

21 October, 2024

Government launches consultation package to assess need for it to make amendments to the Employment Rights Bill

Views sought on the introduction of new rights for workers on zero hours contracts, modernising the legislative framework that underpins trade unions, and strengthening remedies in relation to fire and rehire practices

21 October, 2024

Appeal Tribunal President issues Practice Direction of the Employment Appeal Tribunal 2024

New Direction includes provision relating to the electronic filing of documents, listing categories and joint listings, and the length of skeleton arguments

21 October, 2024

Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales launches consultation on proposed changes to the current Agricultural Wages Order arrangements to apply from 1 April 2025

Annual review seeks views on changes to pay structures, minimum wage rates and allowances, and other conditions of employment

17 October, 2024

Mandating the use of CE-File for the electronic filing of documents in the Employment Appeal Tribunal

New statutory instrument

10 October, 2024

Government’s Employment Rights Bill represents the biggest upgrade in employment rights for a generation, Business Secretary says

Among almost 30 proposed employment reforms included in the Bill introduced today are measures to end zero-hours contracts and fire and rehire practices, to provide protection from unfair dismissal from day one, and establish day-one rights for paternity, parental and bereavement leave

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