Family-friendly rights and support
Enhanced with additional information on how employers can support employees who are experiencing menopausal symptoms, including adopting the BS 30416 - Menstruation, Menstrual Health and Menopause in the Workplace guidance and toolkit.
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
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.
Increases to family-related statutory pay rates.
The 2025-26 rates for statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay have been published by the Government.
Almost one in six 'sandwich carers' find it difficult to cope financially and a high proportion are on low incomes, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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.
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.
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.
The Employment Rights Bill extends protection from dismissal for pregnant employees and those on or returning from family-related leave.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to family-friendly rights and support.