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The start of July has brought some BIG news in terms of employment law! The government has published its Implementation Roadmap for the Employment Rights Bill, laying out when key changes are expected to happen.

Currently, fire and re-hire can be lawful. However, new legislation is on the horizon that will make it harder for employers to dismiss and re-engage staff on new terms.

In the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers, the Supreme Court has ruled that the terms ‘man’, ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 means “biological sex”.

Our MD Nikki Masterman has reviewed the new Employment Rights Bill (all 158 pages of it) and has shared her initial thoughts below…

From 26th October 2024, you’ll face a new mandatory duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace under the Worker Protection (Amendment Of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023.

Do your employees receive tips as part of their pay package?  The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 and its accompanying statutory Code of Practice will come into force on 1st October 2024.

With a new Labour Government in place, and following the Kings Speech, we know that this will bring changes to employment law but what does this mean for you as Employers?