Latest Changes to Employment Law

The Government has recently announced a significant proposal aimed at reforming the use of confidentiality clauses—commonly referred to as non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)—in the context of discrimination allegations. This initiative seeks to address longstanding concerns regarding the misuse of such clauses to silence victims and conceal unlawful conduct within workplaces and other institutions. Key Features of [...]

Employee statutory payments are due to increase from April 2025. These statutory payments include sickness, maternity, adoption, paternity and bereavement. Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) will rise from £116.75 to £118.75 per week, with a qualifying threshold of £125 per week. Under the Employment Rights Bill, SSP will become payable from the first day of sickness [...]

TUPE The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (‘TUPE’) apply where: A business transfer occurs e.g. a business is sold to a new owner or another organization; or A service provision change occurs, e.g. activities that were previously carried out by a business in-house are contracted out or activities that were previously subcontracted [...]

Following my interview with ITV News Meridian on weight discrimination, I set out below my interview questions together with my full response to those questions. Please contact me if you would like further guidance or need help managing an obese worker. How easy is it at the moment for people to take legal action against [...]

What’s the current position on flexible working rights? On 5 December 2022, the Government announced that the right to request flexible working will be extended to all employees from day one of employment eliminating the requirement to have 26 week’s service. This is part of a package of measures under the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) [...]