Sick pay

Liz Stevens, professional support lawyer at law firm Birketts, highlights the key takeaways from the long-awaited Employment Rights Bill

Labour’s reforms to workers’ rights - due this week - could take years to bed in and will not all be introduced at once, reports suggest.

A number of questions and clarifications remain on what the upcoming Employment Rights Bill will mean in practice.

A woman who was sacked after being off sick for more than four years has lost her unfair dismissal case against Maximus UK Services.

The new Labour government's work pledges have garnered support from voters across the political spectrum, a survey for the TUC has found.

A study suggests changes to statutory sick pay could help people with long Covid return or remain in work.

The Liberal Democrats have published their election manifesto, including plans to replace the apprenticeship levy and establish a new employment status.

Software executive awarded £89,900 after his employer discriminated against him in association with his wife’s cancer treatment.

Another national insurance cut kicks in this weekend alongside a swathe of employment law changes at the beginning of the tax year.

Personnel Today provides an HR checklist of things to do in April 2024, as new employment laws come into force in the UK.

MPs have recommended several statutory sick pay reforms, including increasing the rate and making it available to all employees.

Carers working for UK’s biggest provider accept pay deal giving the contractual right to at least statutory sick pay (SSP) from day one.

Tesco pay rises by 9.1% as it reaches agreement with the Usdaw union to take the supermarket's hourly pay above the 2024 ‘real’ Living Wage. 

Last month's FAQs focus on upcoming law changes in April including carer's leave, irregular hours holiday pay, and flexible working.

New CBI president Rupert Soames says the Labour party's proposals for workers' rights should be watered down.