To the polls | What does a July General Election mean for employment law?

With the Prime Minister calling a general election yesterday, the media today is as saturated with political coverage as the PM’s suit was with rain, after his mid-downpour Downing Street announcement. 

Rishi Sunak announced that the nation will go to the polls on Thursday July 4th. And while the next few weeks will be packed with pledges around the economy and immigration, the ballot results will finally give some clarity for businesses, after a year of change and uncertainty surrounding the date of the election. 

But what do employers need to do now to prepare? How could the upcoming election impact employment law, and what are the key points of interest?

Kate Palmer, Employment Services Director at Peninsula, the global HR, Health & Safety, and employment law advisory company, has provided HR Grapevine with insights on the main political parties and the promises being made around workplace reform...