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26 June, 2024

New government must change law on maximum temperatures in the workplace, says trade union organisation

TUC General Secretary welcomes Labour's New Deal pledge to address excessive working temperature, saying it would finally bring guidance into the 21st century

13 June, 2024 Open access

Election 2024 Manifesto round-up | Labour: Employment

Commitments include introducing day one rights to parental leave, sick pay and protection from unfair dismissal, and ensuring the minimum wage is a 'genuine living wage'

11 June, 2024 Open access

Election 2024 Manifesto round-up | Conservatives: Employment

Commitments include progressing the reform of fit notes, and maintaining the National Living Wage

10 June, 2024 Open access

Election 2024 Manifesto round-up | Liberal Democrats: Employment

Commitments include the modernisation of employment rights, improving statutory sick pay, and expanding parental pay and leave

28 May, 2024

Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement to be brought into effect on 18 July 2024

New statutory instrument

24 May, 2024

Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Bill completes passage through Parliament following the announcement of the General Election

Private Member's Bill includes provision for paternity leave to be a day-one employment right in the event of a mother's death

22 May, 2024

Government announces change to duration of EUSS pre-settled status extensions and related relaxation of requirements for further right to rent and work checks

Change from two to five years designed to further support implementation of 2022 High Court judgment in case brought by Independent Monitoring Authority

17 May, 2024

Government launches consultation on clarifications to TUPE provisions in light of case law that has ‘introduced uncertainty’

Views also sought on proposal to abolish the legal framework for European Works Councils

13 May, 2024

Profoundly deaf JSA claimant awarded almost £50,000 in damages following discrimination claim against the DWP

Employment Tribunal rules that the Department breached its duty to make reasonable adjustments, and that claimant was subjected to victimisation by his Disability Employment Adviser

26 April, 2024

Transfer of power to make employment tribunal procedure rules from the Secretary of State to the Tribunal Procedure Committee

New statutory instrument

23 April, 2024

Government introduces updated Code of Practice on the fair and transparent distribution of tips

Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 and accompanying Code of Practice will make it unlawful for businesses to hold back service charges from their employees from 1 October 2024

19 April, 2024

TUC sets out proposals for how the use of AI in the workplace might be regulated to protect the rights and interests of workers, employees and jobseekers

Artificial Intelligence (Regulation and Employment Rights) Bill represents a 'significant step forward' in the movement towards the responsible adoption of AI

9 April, 2024

Increase in banding rates for Employment Tribunal awards for injury to feelings for 2024/2025

Joint Presidential Guidance increases ‘Vento bands’ for claims presented on or after 6 April 2024

8 April, 2024

ACAS publishes updated Code of Practice on flexible working covering new rights that come into force this month

However, while welcoming the changes reflected in the new Code, Pregnant then Screwed says the new laws do not go far enough

5 April, 2024

Unpaid carers in Northern Ireland will be ‘left behind’ if new carer’s leave entitlement in Great Britain is not introduced in the region

Carers NI also urges Stormont's Economy Minister to go further by providing carers with statutory entitlement to paid leave

3 April, 2024

Preserving current methods of presenting responses to Employment Tribunal claims until new digital case management system is fully rolled out

However, Employment Tribunal Presidents' Practice Direction 'strongly encourages' tribunal users to use the new online submission service as soon as possible in the interim

3 April, 2024

Consultation on proposed changes to ET and EAT procedural rules consequent upon the Tribunal Procedure Committee taking over responsibility for making them

Views invited on responsibilities to be delegated from the Department for Business and Trade and the Lord Chancellor later in 2024

2 April, 2024

Increasing rights in relation to making flexible working requests

New statutory instrument

2 April, 2024

Increase of limits applying to certain awards of employment tribunals and other sums payable under employment legislation in Northern Ireland

New statutory rule

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