A group of migrant fishermen recognised as victims of modern slavery have been awarded £20,000 each compensation by the UK Government. The Ghanaian crew were rescued in 2020 from the …
New Duty on UK Employers to Prevent Sexual Harassment
From 26 October 2024, UK employers will be subject to a new positive duty to prevent sexual harassment of workers in the course of their employment. The new preventative duty …
Labour’s employment rights bill: what key changes will it bring?
Labour’s employment rights bill is the biggest step towards enacting one of its key election offers: to make sweeping changes to rights at work and improve pay. Here are the main details …
PwC to start tracking working locations of all UK employees
The consultancy PwC has told its employees it is going to begin tracking their working locations to ensure that all workers spend “a minimum of three days a week” in the office …
TUC warns Keir Starmer: do not water down ban on zero-hours contracts
Keir Starmer has been warned against caving in to pressure to water down a ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts, after fresh evidence showing the financial hit for millions in insecure work. …
UK: Laws on union strike threshold set to be scrapped
The government is set to scrap higher thresholds for strike action introduced by the Conservatives. It is understood Labour will reverse the changes, which took effect in 2017, as part …
Laws on union strike threshold set to be scrapped
The government is set to scrap higher thresholds for strike action introduced by the Conservatives. It is understood Labour will reverse the changes, which took effect in 2017, as part …
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From ‘Fairness at Work’ to ‘Making Work Pay’: A Preliminary Assessment of the Employment Rights Bill
The pessimism of the politics should not obscure the radicalism and ambition of the Employment Bill. Indeed, it may be the most ambitious set of reforms since 1971. The Bill …