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  • Date:
    4 June 2025
    Type:
    News

    Facilities firms share 'deep concerns' on workers' rights

    More than 100 companies in the facilities management sector have warned of 'deep concerns' and 'unintended consequences' of the Employment Rights Bill.

  • Date:
    24 April 2025
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Sickness absence rates and management research 2025

    Absence rates indicate the health and wellbeing of your workforce, and collecting data on sickness leave can help to identify areas with high absence within your organisation. In this report, understand how your organisation's absence rates compare to others and hear from HR professionals on topics including initiatives to minimise absence and working with line managers to effectively manage the absence process.

  • Date:
    24 April 2025
    Type:
    Survey analysis

    Occupational sick pay research 2025

    Many organisations opt to provide sick pay that exceeds the statutory minimum as a benefit for employees. This Brightmine research report outlines the standard rates and eligibility requirements for enhanced occupational sick pay schemes, allowing you to see how your organisation compares.

  • Date:
    18 March 2025
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Tribunal round-up - disability-related absence

    Susie Munro, senior legal editor at Brightmine, looks at three cases where employers have lost "discrimination arising from disability" claims after treating workers unfavourably because of disability-related absence.

  • Date:
    5 March 2025
    Type:
    News

    SSP changes mean 1.3m will receive up to £100 more a week

    More than a million low-paid workers will be entitled to higher statutory sick pay rates in changes expected to be introduced next year.

  • 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:
    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:
    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.