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Liz Stevens, professional support lawyer at law firm Birketts, highlights the key takeaways from the long-awaited Employment Rights Bill
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Equality, diversity and inclusion
Employment Rights Bill: government outlines next steps for future reforms
The government unveils its Next Steps to Make Work Pay alongside the publication of its Employment Rights Bill today.
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Unite, one of the UK’s largest trade unions, has said the government’s Employment Rights Bill ‘stops short of making work pay.’
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More than one in five people with neurodivergent conditions are not in employment, research commissioned by Heston Blumenthal OBE reveals.
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UK employers are becoming more flexible in their approach to hiring people who don’t speak English in a bid to combat labour shortages.
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Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has rejected early criticism of the Employment Rights Bill from some quarters of the business community. CBI offers support for reform, however.
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Employment lawyers give their initial reactions to the Employment Rights Bill after its full publication.
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From autumn 2026 officers at the new agency will have inspection powers and will be able to enforce new penalties for those who breach employee rights.
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Care England urges the government to take urgent action after its latest report shows vacancies in the adult social care sector remain high.
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Karen McEwan told the public inquiry into the Post Office Horizon scandal that former chair Henry Staunton had asked her to ‘close down’ an investigation into the conduct of chief executive, Nick Read.
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Lloyd’s of London to align HR with bid to improve employee behaviour
by Tom Herbertby Tom HerbertLloyd’s of London has published a non-exhaustive list of unacceptable behaviour that includes ‘conducting Lloyd’s business when under the influence of alcohol’. Tom Herbert looks at what’s afoot
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Race discrimination
EHRC race discrimination fund supported 27 cases in 2022/23
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe Equalities and Human Rights Commission’s legal support scheme funded only 27 racism cases during 2022-23, according to a law firm.
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Equality, diversity and inclusion
Office for Equality and Opportunity launched by government
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe government has announced the launch of the Office for Equality and Opportunity, which will oversee equality policy and legislation in the UK. It replaces the Equality Hub, and will …
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Artificial intelligence
Older workers and AI could be missed opportunity
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherEmployers are missing a vital opportunity by not exploiting the combination of older workers’ experience and AI tools, research has suggested. Generation, a global non-profit organisation, found that 90% of …
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WTW proposes four DC pensions alternatives to improve retirement income while avoiding additional risks for employers.