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- Type:
- Editor's choice
Updated to reflect the draft Regulations that were published to accompany the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act on 20 January 2025.
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- Type:
- International
Updated to include additional information for Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Indonesia, Philippines and Switzerland.
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- Date:
- 6 January 2025
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
In 2025, HR professionals face the unique challenge of dealing with business-as-usual employment law changes, such as increases in statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay, while also beginning their preparations in earnest for the looming Employment Rights Bill. We look at what HR needs to do to meet its employment law obligations and prepare for the coming year
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect the launch of a Government consultation on collective redundancy, which was published on 21 October 2024.
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- Date:
- 6 December 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
The Employment Rights Bill packs 28 imposing employment law reforms into its 158 pages. While HR professionals await the substantive details needed to flesh out the Bill, we outline the key policies that you will need to update and an overview of what those updates might involve.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to include information on the Government's Amendment Paper on the Employment Rights Bill regarding the extension of time limits for tribunal claims, and defining the initial period of employment for the day-one right to unfair dismissal.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
In Ogden v Booker Ltd, an employment tribunal held that the employee's dismissal for gross misconduct was unfair due to procedural flaws and a toxic workplace culture that lacked managerial enforcement of dignity at work standards.
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- Date:
- 21 November 2024
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
The Labour Government published its highly anticipated Employment Rights Bill on 10 October 2024. In this edition of the podcast, Brightmine employment law experts Zeba Sayed and Stephen Simpson analyse the key proposals in the Bill and offer advice on how HR can begin to prepare for the changes.
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- Date:
- 20 November 2024
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
The Labour Government published its highly anticipated Employment Rights Bill on 10 October 2024. In this edition of the podcast, Brightmine employment law experts Zeba Sayed and Stephen Simpson answer questions on different aspects of the Bill, from the timeline for the measures coming into effect to the nuances of the proposed unfair dismissal and fire and rehire changes.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to include information on De Bank Haycocks v ADP RPO UK, in which the Court of Appeal considered the fairness of the consultation process for individual redundancies.