Labour

The Employment Rights Bill 2024: the most extensive overhaul of workers’ rights in generations?

At a glance Right to claim unfair dismissal will become a ‘day one’ right, subject to a statutory nine-month probationary period Parental leave and paternity leave become day one rights Stricter controls on ‘fire and re-hire’ will be introduced Flexible working will be more difficult for employers to refuse Right to guaranteed hours contract for […]

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Labour and Conservative manifesto pledges on employment law: What do they mean for employers?

The Labour party launched its 2024 General Election manifesto on 13 June; coming 2 days after launch of the Conservative manifesto, we are now able to assess how the main parties’ respective pledges on workplace rights could affect the employment law landscape. Labour manifesto As heavily trailed, there are not many surprises in Labour’s manifesto.

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