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- Date:
- 11 October 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
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.
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- Date:
- 18 July 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
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?
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- Date:
- 3 July 2024
- Type:
- News
With the general election taking place on Thursday 4 July, workers will be heading to the polls to have their say on who should form the next government. If you are still undecided on who to vote for, here we round up the major political parties' policies on work-related matters, from skills policy to labour supply.
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- Date:
- 26 June 2024
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
Brightmine legal editors Zeba Sayed and Stephen Simpson offer a countdown of the top 10 employment law proposals that are likely to have the biggest impact on employers after the general election.
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- Date:
- 29 May 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
With a general election confirmed for 4 July 2024, we look 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.
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- Type:
- Editor's choice
Our popular contract clauses tool provides an unparalleled selection of model contracts and contract clauses to help you create and maintain legally compliant documentation for your organisation.
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- Date:
- 17 April 2024
- Type:
- News
New analysis has shown that 1.4 million people face the 'double jeopardy' of working in severely insecure jobs while living in privately rented accommodation.
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- Date:
- 11 April 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 were intended to simplify the calculation of holiday pay and entitlement following the UK's departure from the EU. But they seem to have brought as much confusion as clarity. Darren Newman provides some guidance.
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- Type:
- FAQs
Updated to reflect a change to government guidance, which now supports the view that a term-time worker paid throughout the year would meet the definition of a part-year worker.
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- Date:
- 26 March 2024
- Type:
- News
The number of young people on zero-hours contracts has reached record levels in the UK, according to new analysis from the Work Foundation at Lancaster University.