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11 July, 2023

Government launches new Health Adjustments Passport for disabled veterans

DWP and MoD say document will provide a transferable record of any workplace adjustments needed making it easier to transition into employment, progress within a workplace and move between jobs without the need for reassessment

10 July, 2023

Employment Tribunals President issues updated guidance on alternative dispute resolution and judicial mediation

New guidance includes protocols on approaches to encourage pre-hearing agreements by 'judicial assessment' and 'dispute resolution appointments' in addition to judicial mediation

3 July, 2023

Government announces plans to allow paternity leave to be taken up to a year after the birth of a child

Written statement to parliament also confirms proposal to allow fathers or partners to split their leave into two blocks of one week

19 June, 2023

International Labour Organisation’s intervention about provisions in the Strikes Bill is ‘hugely embarrassing’ for UK Ministers, says TUC

Union body highlights that UN labour watchdog's instruction to Ministers to 'seek technical assistance' from its staff does not support Ministers' repeated claims that the new measures have its full backing

26 May, 2023

Carer’s Leave Bill receives Royal Assent

New Act provides for regulations to be made giving employees unpaid leave of up to a week to manage caring responsibilities

26 May, 2023

Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill receives Royal Assent

New Act provides for regulations to be made in relation to protection from redundancy during and after pregnancy and on return to work from maternity, adoption or shared parental leave

26 May, 2023

Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill receives Royal Assent

New Act makes provision for paid leave of at least one week for employed parents or others who have a personal relationship with a child who is receiving, or has received, neonatal care

15 May, 2023

Government launches consultation on proposed reforms to retained EU employment law in Great Britain

Department for Business and Trade seeks views on reforms relating to record keeping requirements and holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations and consultation requirements under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations

10 May, 2023

Government to reduce ‘disproportionate’ reporting requirements for elements of the Working Time Regulations

Announcement part of package of measures that Business and Trade Secretary says will 'take advantage of post-Brexit freedoms'

4 May, 2023

Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill receives Royal Assent

New Act will create a legal obligation on employers in Great Britain to allocate all tips, gratuities and service charges to workers without any deductions

3 May, 2023

Bill providing for better enforcement of the national minimum wage receives first reading in House of Commons

Private Members’ Bill includes proposals to protect home care workers from receiving less than minimum wage rates as a result of not getting paid for travel time between visits

2 May, 2023

Unions and campaign groups seek clarity on whether government plans to proceed with Bill strengthening protections against sexual harassment at work

Letter to Minister follows reports that Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill no longer has the support of government

28 April, 2023

Government rejects Human Rights Committee’s recommendations to reconsider Strikes (Minimum Service Level) Bill in order to ensure it meets UK’s human rights obligations

Response to Joint Committee’s report stands by proposals including loss of workers' legal rights and fines of up to £1 million for unions who breach conditions of ‘work notices’

27 April, 2023

TUC calls for statutory sick pay to be paid from day one at a ‘decent living wage’

Responding to latest ONS sickness absence data, union body highlights that many workers have little choice but to work while ill

24 April, 2023

Select Committee urges government to rethink employment rights and protections for those engaged in new types of more flexible working

Report on UK's post-pandemic labour market also recommends further action to address employment tribunal backlogs and to consider moving away from jobcentres providing employment advice for people over 50

18 April, 2023

Government must introduce mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting ‘without delay’, says TUC

Union body responds to publication of government guidance for those employers who wish to report discrepancies in ethnicity pay on a voluntary basis

12 April, 2023

Increase in banding rates for Employment Tribunal awards for injury to feelings for 2023/2024

Joint Presidential Guidance increases ‘Vento bands’ for claims presented on or after 6 April 2023

5 April, 2023

Judicial mediation to be introduced in cases before Northern Ireland Employment Tribunals

Department for the Economy says, in 'appropriate cases', scheme will offer claimants an opportunity to sit down with their employer and a specially trained Employment Judge with a view to resolving the dispute

4 April, 2023

Enacting the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill would place an ‘unacceptable restriction’ on a worker’s right to take strike action

Employment law specialists warn that legislation giving Secretary of State largely unfettered power to set service levels during strikes would make Great Britain 'an outlier among comparable countries'