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Consultation launched on ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers

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Eight months after the King’s Speech announced the government’s intention to introduce compulsory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers (ie those with 250+ employees), the government has published a consultation paper seeking views on its proposal. The measures will ultimately form part of the upcoming Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. The consultation […]

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Employment Rights Bill enters next stage: Responses to consultation and amendments

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Today the government published its responses to 5 consultation papers on aspects of the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) and put forward amendments to the ERB following consultation with businesses and trade unions. Increased penalties for collective redundancy breaches The maximum protective award for failure to collectively inform and consult on collective redundancies will increase from

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The Future of Work: Insights into the new Employment Rights Bill: #4 Hospitality & leisure focus

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Hotels, restaurants, bars, pubs, sports, gaming, and leisure attractions, all heavily rely on casual and seasonal workers to ensure the business is appropriately resourced to respond to fluctuating demand throughout the year.  As such, hospitality and leisure is the sector which is most likely to be impacted by the government’s upcoming changes to the law

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The Future of Work: Insights into the new Employment Rights Bill: #2: A new era of protection against harassment in the workplace

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In just a couple of days’ time, employers will – for the first time – have a new positive obligation to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.  This is a significant milestone in the protection of employees and marks a material stride forward in the momentum for tackling this issue –

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