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New rights, new risks | Looming employment rights could create more contract & temporary work, expert warns
Findings raise concerns that reforms designed to protect workers could inadvertently...
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'Cost & legal risk' | Short-term sickness already employers' biggest challenge ahead of major sick pay reforms
Short-term, frequent absences are employers' biggest sickness-related challenge...
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‘Early Christmas present’ | Employment Rights Bill finally set to become law as parliamentary battle concludes
Labour's landmark bill is expected to receive Royal assent by Thursday, as experts...
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'Highly unusual step' | BMW bosses spied on disabled worker in botched bid to prove sick pay fraud
Bosses showed 'level of distrust or hostility' towards disabled worker...
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'Long overdue' | Bereavement leave to be extended for parents facing early pregnancy loss
Parents who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy will be entitled...
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'Roadmap for change' | Government reveals Employment Rights Bill timeline - setting the clock ticking for HR
Phased timeline confirmed for 'once in a generation' workers' rights reforms...
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Ready? | Has HR got its ducks in a row for the Employment Rights Bill?
The Employment Rights Bill is a veritable HR headache, successive iterations are...
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'Promising but costly' | DWP's sick pay guarantee for 1.3m lowest paid workers
Proposals to expand sick pay eligibility will impact millions...
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'Radical' law | Belgium's sex workers secure maternity leave, sick pay & employment rights
Belgium legalised sex work in 2022, now workers have new employment rights...
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'Deliberate & calculated' | £8k bill for employee who secretly worked other jobs while claiming sick pay
An employee who falsely claimed thousands in sick pay while working other jobs faces...
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Beyond SSP | Workplace sickness is spiking, should your policies change as a result?
In the UK, workers are currently taking more sick days than at any point in the last...
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Fraud probe | Employee dodges prison after claiming £10,000 in sick pay while working second job
Workplace fraud is in the spotlight after a worker claimed £10k in sick pay while...
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Post-pandemic | Is coronavirus STILL hurting your business?
A surge in recent COVID-19 infections has led to a steep rise in the number of staff...
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Legal insight | Sick leave: Your rights & how to claim them
Karen Holden, Founder and Managing Director at A City Law Firm shares exclusive insights...
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'Do the right thing' | Uber, once known for its dire staff benefits, urges rivals to improve theirs
Uber has urged rival firm Bolt to give drivers better employment benefits, after...
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Leadership | Should you care more for compliance or prioritise your people?
The new financial year has arrived for many businesses and with that comes a tide...
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Ill behaviour | Sick pay reform could boost UK economy by £3.9bn
Statutory sick pay reform could boost the economy by a whopping £3.9billion over...
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'Truly sorry' | Wilko drops plan to make staff with COVID come to work
Wilko has issued an apology after issuing guidance to staff which informed them that...
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Vaccine status & sick pay | Will other employers follow John Lewis' approach?
Following the news that John Lewis has vowed to continue paying all staff full sick...
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'It's not right' | John Lewis refuses to join rivals in cutting sick pay for unjabbed staff
John Lewis has vowed to continue paying all staff full sick-pay for COVID-related...
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