10 August, 2023
8 August, 2023
Civil penalties to increase to up to £60,000 per worker for employers and up to £10,000 per tenant for landlords from early 2024
4 August, 2023
Views sought on issues including adequacy of government support for businesses employing disabled people and how effectively disabled people's rights are upheld in the workplace
2 August, 2023
Views sought on draft changes made in response to measures introduced by Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act
31 July, 2023
26 July, 2023
Department advises that referrals can be made online for new shceme once an Access to Work application has been submitted
21 July, 2023
21 July, 2023
Following Royal Assent, Business Minister says new legislation is an appropriate balance between the ability to strike and protecting lives and livelihoods
20 July, 2023
Comments follow government's failure to agree to Committee's recommendations to increase funding for labour market enforcement and reconsider introducing an Employment Bill in the upcoming King's Speech
17 July, 2023
Equality and Human Rights Commission urges government to reconsider and provide employers with the necessary clarity to ensure their workers are protected
13 July, 2023
Evaluation of the scheme also reports that there were many 'teething issues' with jobcentre staff, employers and gateways particularly reporting problems around trying to get responses from the DWP about how to run the scheme
13 July, 2023
In consultation response published almost five years after call for views launched, government advises that it has instead produced guidance for employers on how to report voluntarily
13 July, 2023
Private Members' Bill includes provision to enable claims relating to bullying at work to be considered by an employment tribunal
11 July, 2023
DWP and MoD say document will provide a transferable record of any workplace adjustments needed making it easier to transition into employment, progress within a workplace and move between jobs without the need for reassessment
10 July, 2023
New guidance includes protocols on approaches to encourage pre-hearing agreements by 'judicial assessment' and 'dispute resolution appointments' in addition to judicial mediation
3 July, 2023
Written statement to parliament also confirms proposal to allow fathers or partners to split their leave into two blocks of one week
19 June, 2023
Union body highlights that UN labour watchdog's instruction to Ministers to 'seek technical assistance' from its staff does not support Ministers' repeated claims that the new measures have its full backing
26 May, 2023
New Act provides for regulations to be made giving employees unpaid leave of up to a week to manage caring responsibilities
26 May, 2023
New Act provides for regulations to be made in relation to protection from redundancy during and after pregnancy and on return to work from maternity, adoption or shared parental leave
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