Coming soon

The wide-ranging Employment Rights Bill will pave the way for the biggest upheaval in employment law for many decades. Among other things, the Bill is expected to lead to:

• the removal of the two-year service requirement to bring an unfair dismissal claim;
• a requirement for employers to accommodate flexible working as far as reasonable;
• a ban on "exploitative" zero-hour contracts;
• greater protection for employees against "fire and rehire";
• technical changes to statutory sick pay; and
• the abolition of the adult national minimum wage age bands.

• Webinar: Employment Rights Bill - how HR can get ahead of the changes: Brightmine editors Stephen Simpson, Zeba Sayed and Robert Shore will explain what employers can do now to begin preparing and what the potential timelines for the changes are. Register here to attend this free 60-minute webinar, which will include a Q&A session.
• Employment Rights Bill pulse survey: What impact will the legal changes proposed in the Employment Rights Bill have on the HR profession over the next few years? Which changes will be the most demanding and costly to implement? Which changes will benefit your organisation most? Our quick-fire temperature check will gauge the HR profession's first impressions of the Bill.
• Further commentary and insights from the Brightmine team: From the moment that the Employment Rights Bill is published, our team of experienced HR and employment law experts will be sifting through the fine detail of the Bill and any supporting documentation from the Government to bring you the very latest updates and insights.

October 2024

Commentary and insights: Six tips to get your "right" rewards

With your reward programmes making up such a large percentage of your company's budget, it's no surprise that you need to be able to explain and prove their ROI. You need to get them "right". To help you, we set out six things to think about and address.

Commentary and insights: Transition to eVisas 2024 - key updates and action points for employers

As the Government continues its digitisation of the UK immigration system, physical documents, such as BRPs are being phased out and replaced with eVisas by the end of 2024. The transition means that employers will need to raise awareness among staff to avoid scenarios where employees may have their ability to travel or prove their immigration status impacted from January 2025. Ferzana Ahmed, Senior associate at law firm Fragomen, will provide guidance on what the transition to eVisas means for employers, and the action points they will need to put in place.

Commentary and insights: M&A integration planning - seven key questions for the HR leader to ask

The work is done, the acquisition is complete. You have survived the early days which have been filled with employee sessions, meetings with key leaders and rising talent, communications to your new colleagues and your own business to keep everyone calm and focused, and so much more. Surely now you can relax and go back to your day job as an HR leader? Then someone asks, "When are you kicking off the HR integration?"

Survey analysis and Benchmarking - HR metrics: Redundancy 2024

Our new research exploring redundancy practice and policy at UK organisations. The analysis explores topics such as consultation periods, support for employees during a redundancy process and redundancy pay. If you would like to take part, please do so here.

International: Global maternity leave and pay table

Detailed information on the length of maternity leave, pay, rights about return to work, and protection from dismissal for all 41 countries covered in the international guides and in the US. Where a country does not have a specific maternity leave system in place, we will include information on the relevant parental or family leave schemes for pregnant employees and new mothers.

Survey analysis and Benchmarking - HR metrics: HR departments 2024

Our 23^rd annual HR departments survey delves into the evolving people profession. The analysis examines HR priorities for 2025, the delegation of responsibilities to line managers, and the ongoing transformation of the HR function. It also explores what HR practitioners find most rewarding about the profession and provides essential metrics on the HR-to-employee ratio.

December 2024