At a glance Draft Regulations have been published bringing various new employment laws into force. The right to request flexible working will become a ‘day one’ right with effect from 6 April 2024 Carer’s leave in force from 6 April 2024 Redundancy protection period increased to 18 months for employees who take maternity, adoption or […]
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Whilst the use of AI undoubtedly brings with it many benefits, which are already being realised in the workplace, improper use or inadequate risk mitigation can result in a detrimental impact on the workforce. In this article we address five key factors employers should be considering when implementing such technologies in the workplace to reduce
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At a glance: Minimum salary threshold for Skilled Workers set to increase from GBP26,200 to GBP38,700 per annum (a third) from Spring 2024. The 20% reduction which can currently be applied to a role’s ‘going rate’ salary threshold for occupations that appear on the shortage list will be removed. Care workers sponsored under the Health
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At a glance In Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Ltd the EAT explored the interplay between reasonableness and consultation in a redundancy situation. A reasonable employer will seek to minimise the impact of a redundancy situation by limiting numbers, mitigating the effect on individuals or avoiding dismissal by engaging in consultation. General workforce consultation should
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When we connect artificial intelligence (AI) and technology in the workplace, often one of the first things that springs to mind is robots replacing workers and our jobs. Whether that’s a misconception remains to be seen, but one thing for sure is that in recent years we have experienced a technological revolution in the workplace
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At a glance Government response to consultations on proposed amendments to Working Time Regulations (WTR) and TUPE published. Irregular hours and part-year workers will accrue holiday at 12.07% of hours worked. Rolled-up holiday pay will be permitted for irregular hours and part-year workers, but employers will be required to calculate it based on a worker’s
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R (ON THE APPLICATION OF PALMER) V NORTHERN DERBYSHIRE MAGISTRATES COURT AND ANOTHER [2023] UKSC 38 Insolvency practitioners will welcome the Supreme Court’s recent decision that an administrator of a company appointed under the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA) does not fall within the ambit of section 194(3) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act
At a glance The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. The Act introduces a duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees in the workplace. It will come into force one year after the day on which it
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The Supreme Court has handed down judgment today in Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and another v Agnew and others. The judgment has significant implications for liability for underpaid holiday pay for employers, although its impact in Great Britain is mitigated by the legislation which created a two-year backstop for such
On 15 September 2023, the UK government published changes to immigration fees that will come into effect on 4 October 2023. We have summarised the relevant fee changes below. Visa fee increases Fee category Current fee New fee Fee increase Certificate of Sponsorship (payable for all new Skilled Worker or Global Business Mobility visas)
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In July 2022, the Government changed the law to allow businesses impacted by industrial action to fill the roles of striking staff with temporary workers. The High Court has now decided that the 2022 Regulations implementing this change were unlawful and, as result, will cease to have effect from 10 August 2023. From that date,
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Following last week’s publication of its policy paper “Smarter regulation to grow the economy”, the Government has now published a consultation on retained EU employment law and a response to its consultation on reform of non-compete clauses. Consultation on retained EU employment law The consultation paper confirms the Government’s intention to retain the UK’s strong
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UPDATE: On 13 July 2023, the government also published its response to consultation on ethnicity pay reporting, again confirming that the government will not be legislating to make ethnicity pay reporting mandatory at this stage. Just over a year after the government confirmed that it would not introduce a legal requirement for employers to publish
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In July 2022, the Women and Equalities Committee published a report making a number of recommendations for the further protection of individuals affected by the menopause. On 24 January 2023, the government published its response to the recommendations and, in a move which will be seen by many as disappointing and a missed opportunity, has
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The practice of so-called firing and rehiring has attracted much negative attention in recent years, leading to a promise by the government in early 2022 to create a new statutory Code of Practice for employers to follow when considering the dismissal and reengagement of employees. Today, the government has published a consultation paper on this