April 2024 saw various changes in employment law. Harriet Gardner looks at the key updates.
The Employment Rights Bill, once implemented, represents the potential biggest change in employment rights for a generation.
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The new tribunal limits have now been released.
From 28 October 2023, the rules surrounding the amount of time that individuals, over the age of 18, have to declare their convictions to their employer changed.
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The start to a new year sees legislative updates on the horizon for the new business year in April 2024.
Wake Smith’s employment team looks at three family friendly law reforms
The Office for National Statistics latest figures showed a record high of more than 2.5 million people being economically inactive due long-term sickness.
We answer some frequently asked questions around Bank Holiday entitlement.
From the 6 April 2023 certain awards in the employment tribunal will increase which are based on the September 2022 which increased by 12.6% from the previous year
The Vento bands are awarded by the Employment Tribunals of England, Wales and Scotland and set out clear guidelines for the amount of compensation to be awarded for injury to feelings in discrimination claims brought. Nazia Kausar, solicitor in the employment team at Wake Smith Solicitors, looks at the new ratings.
Employers will have to take “reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment of their employees in the course of their employment, following Government-approved changes to the Equality Act 2010.
