The government has today formally launched equality action plans, where employers set out what they are doing to address gender pay gaps and support menopausal staff at work.
Changes to statutory sick pay will have the biggest impact on both workers and their employers, according to polling by Acas. The conciliation service found that - of the new measures introduced as part of the Employment Rights Act 2025 - the day-one right to statutory sick pay was the one considered to be most important.
People continuing to work past state pension age contribute more than £60bn to the UK economy each year, equivalent to four times the projected annual cost of implementing the pensions 'triple lock', an analysis has argued.
The Department for Business and Trade has published an updated timeline for the implementation of the Employment Rights Act 2025, pushing back when fire and rehire measures come into force.
The equalities minister has confirmed there is still no timeline for when the right to equal pay for ethnic minorities and disabled people will be enshrined into law, as promised in Labour's election manifesto.
The government has dropped plans to make it a mandatory requirement for workers to sign up for digital ID to prove their right to work in the UK.
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