Tag Archives: employment
Employment Rights Act 2025 – doubling the ‘protective award’
One of the most simple and straightforward provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 is also one of the most consequential – at least for larger employers. Section 30 makes a change to S.189 of the Trade Union and Labour … Continue reading
Government consults on Pregnancy Dismissals
We all know that it is unlawful to dismiss an employee either because she is pregnant, for a reason connected with her pregnancy or because she has taken maternity leave. In fact the combination of the pregnancy and maternity provisions … Continue reading
Fire and Rehire – can an employer relocate its employees?
[Now updated – see below] In the last few months I’ve been going around the country talking to people about the Employment Rights Bill and what it means for employers. One of the central points I have been making is … Continue reading
Are pubs about to ban people from talking about ‘transgender rights’?
Honestly my heart sank when I saw this morning’s front page of the Times: I don’t think that pubs are going to do this – but let’s look at what the Times is saying: Pubs could ban customers from speaking … Continue reading
Guaranteed hours – who will qualify?
How many hours do you have to work before you are no longer on a ‘low hours’ contract? The question is crucial to the right to guaranteed hours contained in the Employment Rights Bill currently at the Committee Stage in … Continue reading
Fire and Rehire – Unintended Consequences of the Employment Rights Bill
The Employment Rights Bill is about to enter into the part of the Parliamentary process where the Government will consider amendments. This is not something it needs to do in order to ensure the Bill is passed. With a huge … Continue reading
The Employment Rights Bill – Closing the ‘Woolworths’ Loophole
In my last post I was trying to make sense of 11 pages of densely-worded text in the Employment Rights Bill. For this post I have set myself the easier task of explaining the implications of removing just three words … Continue reading
The Employment Rights Bill – Unfair Dismissal as a Day-One Right.
One of the features of the Employment Rights Bill that has attracted particular attention is the abolition of the qualifying period for unfair dismissal making it a day-one right (see Schedule 2 of the Bill). This is something that a … Continue reading
A Range of Reasonable Responses 