Commentary and insights

All items: Dismissal

  • Moving forward after redundancy: Stories from HR

    Date:
    17 October 2024

    Through the words of HR, we explore how organisations are moving forward following the end of their redundancy processes and understand what they feel could be done differently to improve things for the future.

  • Employment Rights Bill published: 10 highlights for HR from the first draft

    Date:
    11 October 2024

    After months of waiting, the Government has finally published the first draft of its wide-ranging Employment Rights Bill, which will make radical changes to employment law in the next few years. Now that the Employment Rights Bill has begun its progress through Parliament, we highlight the key points from the first draft for HR professionals.

  • Employment Rights Bill: Eight things HR needs to know

    Date:
    18 July 2024

    During the state opening of Parliament, the Government trailed its Employment Rights Bill, which will make wide-ranging and radical changes to employment law in the coming years. In advance of the publication of the full text of the Employment Rights Bill, what do HR professionals need to know about what is in store for them?

  • Labour takes charge: Employment law changes likely to impact HR

    Date:
    5 July 2024

    The UK has a new Government - what are the implications for the people profession? In our recent webinar, we set out the top 10 possible employment law changes heralded by the election - and then asked attendees to tell us which of these changes were likely to have the biggest impact on their organisations. Here we count down the top three most significant proposals, as voted by HR professionals.

  • General election 2024: What might a Labour Government mean for employers?

    Date:
    29 May 2024

    With a general election confirmed for 4 July 2024, senior legal editor Fiona Cuming looks at two key areas where Labour's employment law proposals, if implemented, would transform the face of employment law in the UK and have significant implications for employers.

  • When a working relationship breaks down: Action points for employers

    Date:
    22 April 2024

    Part-time employment judge Tina Elliott looks at how to achieve a fair dismissal when a working relationship breaks down.

  • April 2024 employment law changes: Eight-point checklist for HR

    Date:
    26 March 2024

    With a raft of employment law changes taking effect in April 2024, we provide a final reminder for HR professionals of what their organisation needs to do to comply with the new and amended employment laws. This April, the challenges for HR include: the introduction of carer's leave; reforms to the right to request flexible working; and updated rules on timing and notice to take paternity leave.

  • April 2023 employment law changes: Four tasks for HR

    Date:
    24 March 2023

    HR professionals must ensure that their organisation is on top of the raft of employment law developments in April 2023. These changes include rises in national minimum wage rates, gender pay gap reporting deadlines, and increases to statutory redundancy pay and maternity pay.

  • Employment law 2023: six key tasks for HR

    Date:
    13 January 2023

    We look at what HR needs to do to meet its employment law obligations and prepare for the coming year.

  • Employment law changes 2022: Mid-year progress report for HR

    Date:
    1 July 2022

    As we reach the midpoint of 2022, HR professionals would be forgiven for losing track of all the live employment law proposals and what they mean for their organisation. To assist HR with planning for the rest of the year and beyond, we round up the major employment law changes in the pipeline as of mid-2022.

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