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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 [...]
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published important guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work. This includes an eight-step guide for employers to help them to comply with the new duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment at work. The government introduced new sections into the Equality Act which now requires [...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been an area of study for a number of decades and the tools and technologies that harness it have been commonplace for a number of years. Generative AI (GenAI) tools are now dominating global headlines with a particular focus on the widely used GenAI tool, Chat GPT from OpenAI. Chat GPT [...]
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 [...]
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 Employers are already prohibited from harassing their employees who are protected under section 40 of the Equality Act 2010. In June 2022, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill 2022-23 was introduced. The Bill proposed to reintroduce third party liability, which previously protected [...]
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 [...]
Personal relationships at work can damage an employer's reputation In May 2023 Phillip Scofield was forced to leave ITV after he admitted that he had lied to his bosses and work colleagues about his relationship with a junior member of staff previously employed by the television broadcaster. This was a high-profile incident which led to [...]
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) [...]
Taking equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) seriously in the workplace has huge benefits for both staff and businesses. It allows staff to reach their full potential and in turn to be rewarded for their contribution and achievements. It gives businesses a better opportunity to attract and retain the best talent leading to greater innovation, creativity, [...]
Managing conflicting beliefs in the workplace All employees have protection from discrimination because of their religious or philosophical beliefs as this is one of the nine “protected characteristics” under the Equality Act 2010. Employers may find that they are faced with employees who hold conflicting and protected beliefs. This clash of rights is not a [...]
