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Political elections

HR policy and procedure is heavily influenced by employment law and that is dictated by the Government of the day. Here we provide guidance for HR and employers relating to political elections. Manifesto promises made in general elections, mayoral and local elections or specific referendums, can result in potential changes in employment law which HR professionals need to have in their sights.

General Election 2024

Browse our coverage of each party’s manifesto: Conservatives, Green, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, Reform UK, and SNP.


 

    • National living wage
    • Auto-enrolment
    • Brexit

    Tory manifesto: National retraining, NI holidays and more gap reporting

    by Rob Moss 18 May 2017
    by Rob Moss 18 May 2017

    Theresa May launched the Conservative Party’s 2017 election manifesto today, and for HR and employers there are no big surprises....

    • National living wage
    • Acas
    • Service provision changes

    Labour manifesto 2017: what employers need to know

    by Rob Moss 17 May 2017
    by Rob Moss 17 May 2017

    The Labour Party’s official manifesto has been released today and includes some of the most radical changes to employment legislation...

    • National living wage
    • Brexit
    • Employment law

    Conservatives outline commitments on workers’ rights

    by Rob Moss 15 May 2017
    by Rob Moss 15 May 2017

    Workers will be able to take up to one year’s leave to care for an elderly relative under wide-ranging plans...

    • Stress
    • Disability discrimination
    • Disability

    How would scrapping the 12-month mental health requirement affect employers?

    by Yvonne Gallagher 15 May 2017
    by Yvonne Gallagher 15 May 2017

    Proposed changes by the Conservatives could see people with shorter-term mental health issues protected by disability discrimination laws. Yvonne Gallagher...

    • Brexit
    • CIPD
    • Gig economy

    CIPD manifesto urges next government to make “good work” a priority

    by Jo Faragher 10 May 2017
    by Jo Faragher 10 May 2017

    The CIPD has published a manifesto ahead of the upcoming general election that urges the next Government to put “good...

    • Brexit
    • Discipline
    • Discipline and grievances

    General election 2017: five things to know about politics in the workplace

    by Stephen Simpson 19 Apr 2017
    by Stephen Simpson 19 Apr 2017

    Can employers prevent staff from political campaigning at work? Should employees be banned from displaying their political allegiance, for example...

    • National living wage
    • Political elections
    • Living Wage

    Labour pledges £10 minimum wage from 2020

    by Rob Moss 10 Apr 2017
    by Rob Moss 10 Apr 2017

    Jeremy Corbyn today pledges a £10 minimum wage if Labour wins the 2020 general election.
    The Labour Party leader, speaking...

    • Employment law
    • Political elections

    General election: Conservative majority, key employment ministers lose seats

    by Jo Faragher 8 May 2015
    by Jo Faragher 8 May 2015

    Employment relations minister Jo Swinson and business secretary Vince Cable were among the high-profile losers in last night’s general election....

    • Employment tribunals
    • Political elections

    Election 2015: Employment tribunal fees come under scrutiny

    by Jo Faragher 22 Apr 2015
    by Jo Faragher 22 Apr 2015

    A dramatic reduction in employment tribunal claims since the introduction of fees has led to calls for reform from opposition...

    • CIPD
    • Political elections
    • Living Wage

    Minimum wage and living wage “can co-exist”, says top economist

    by Jo Jacobs 21 Apr 2015
    by Jo Jacobs 21 Apr 2015

    The national minimum wage and living wage complement each other and both have an important role, according to Rhys Moore,...

    • Employee-shareholders
    • Political elections
    • Legal opinion

    Could election spell the end for Shares for Rights?

    by Chris Tutton 17 Apr 2015
    by Chris Tutton 17 Apr 2015

    Chris Tutton looks at how the coalition Government’s controversial Shares for Rights scheme has been used since its introduction, and...

    • Political elections
    • Living Wage
    • Minimum wage

    Election 2015: where do the parties stand on the minimum wage?

    by Jo Faragher 17 Apr 2015
    by Jo Faragher 17 Apr 2015

    In our series of articles considering how election pledges, if realised, could impact employers, we look at how the main...

    • USA
    • Political elections
    • Human rights

    Election 2015: employees’ rights to their opinions

    by Karen Baxter and Sal Simao 14 Apr 2015
    by Karen Baxter and Sal Simao 14 Apr 2015

    With the UK’s general election looming large, Karen Baxter of UK law firm Lewis Silkin and Sal Simao of US...

    • Political elections
    • Volunteering

    Conservatives promise paid volunteering leave for employees

    by Rob Moss 10 Apr 2015
    by Rob Moss 10 Apr 2015

    The Conservative party has announced that public-sector employers and large companies would have to allow staff three paid volunteering days’...

    • Employee relations
    • Dispute resolution
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Will tougher trade union laws curb strike action?

    by John Charlton 7 Apr 2015
    by John Charlton 7 Apr 2015

    Public-sector stoppages have prompted the Conservatives to propose reforms that they think would curb strike action. But will these reforms...

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