by Sarah Hobson
10 October 2024
Changes in the Employment Rights Bill
Ministers have unveiled the Employment Rights Bill, introduced within 100 days of the new government coming to office, in an attempt to tackle poor working conditions and give employees more rights. The government has also stated that the new laws will work for employers, calling it a ‘pro-business, pro-worker’ approach. Employment expert at Morecrofts, Sarah Hobson said: […]
by Charles Millett
30 August 2024
The Prospect of a 4 Day Working Week
The government has announced its intention to consider implementing enhanced rights for workers to ask to work a four day week instead of the standard five day working week. This has hit the news headlines and has caused significant alarm amongst business organisations. There has been talk for some time of the possibility of a […]
by Amy Knowles
21 August 2024
Labour’s ‘Plan to Make Work Pay’ to be delivered in full
On 12th August 2024, in response to a written question, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch confirmed that the Government will deliver its Plan to Make Work Pay in full. What will change under the Plan to Make Work Pay? The plan includes: What happens next? Baroness Jones confirmed that ministers are identifying the best way to deliver the plan. […]
23 October 2023
The Tipping Point : new laws on tipping staff
How tips are divided and shared among staff in restaurants and bars is being overhauled in 2024. The new law, which has been approved under the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, will mean that all workers will be legally entitled to keep their tips. This includes service charges and gratuities. This effectively means approximately […]
by Charles Millett
22 March 2023
Major increases ahead in value of employment tribunal awards
With the current rate of inflation being so high, it is perhaps of little surprise that the Government has announced a significant hike in the cap on various statutory payments which apply in employment cases. One the most significant differences employers will face will be the potential cost of making employees redundant and in the […]
by Charles Millett
13 March 2023
Can employers restrict employees’ private social media posts?
The news headlines over the past few days have been filled with coverage of the BBC’s controversial decision to suspend Match of the Day presenter, Gary Lineker, because of what he posted on Twitter about the Government’s stance on migrants and refugees. In consequence of this decision, much of the BBC’s football coverage was affected […]
