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  • Type:
    Employment law cases

    Disability-related absence: tribunal round-up

    We look at three cases where employers have lost "discrimination arising from disability" claims after treating workers unfavourably because of disability-related absence.

  • Date:
    6 January 2025
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employment law 2025: Six key tasks for HR

    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

  • Date:
    6 December 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employment Rights Bill: 10 key policies employers must revamp

    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.

  • Date:
    22 November 2024
    Type:
    News

    Statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay confirmed for 2025

    The 2025-26 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have been published by the Government.

  • Date:
    24 October 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Webinar: Employment Rights Bill - how HR can get ahead of the changes

    In this webinar, Brightmine legal editors Stephen Simpson and Zeba Sayed explain what the changes are going to be, what employers can do now to begin preparing and the potential timelines for implementation.

  • Date:
    18 October 2024
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Employment Rights Bill research 2024

    The first draft of the Employment Rights Bill was published on 10 October - just ahead of 100 days into the new Labour Government. We take an early look at how HR is reacting to the changes included in the Bill.

  • Date:
    11 October 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

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

    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.

  • Date:
    22 August 2024
    Type:
    News

    More than a fifth take injury leave without pay

    More than a fifth of people who had to take leave due to an injury last year were not paid while they recovered, according to MetLife UK.

  • Type:
    FAQs

    If an employee has an immigration status with "no recourse to public funds", are they eligible for benefits such as statutory maternity pay and statutory sick pay?

    Yes. An employee who has "no recourse to public funds" because of their immigration status will be entitled to statutory family-related pay and statutory sick pay, provided that ...

  • Date:
    31 July 2024
    Type:
    News

    Half of retail workers could quit this winter

    Half of retail employees in the UK are at risk of leaving their jobs this winter, according to research from the Retail Trust and consulting firm AlixPartners.