Tag Archives: Fire and rehire
Fire and rehire in local authorities
The Guardian this morning cites union concerns that the Employment Rights Bill is being watered down. It mentions specifically the ban on ‘fire and rehire’ and the ‘financial difficulties’ exception that will apply to local authorities. As the Guardian puts … Continue reading
Implementing the Employment Rights Bill
As the Employment Rights Bill nears the end of its passage through Parliament (the Lords Report stage starts on 14 July), the Government has published its ‘roadmap’ for implementing its provisions. If you have heard me speak on this subject … Continue reading
More thoughts on “Fire and Rehire”
Back in November I wrote about the Employment Rights Bill and its proposal to ban the practice of ‘fire and rehire’. I suggested that the very narrow ‘financial difficulties’ exception that the Bill currently contains would present real problems for … 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
Fire and Rehire under the Employment Rights Bill
There is a lot to say about the Employment Rights Bill which was introduced in Parliament earlier today. In many ways it really is transformative – its also long and detailed. My plan is not to write one big summary of … Continue reading
A Range of Reasonable Responses 