Part-time workers in the UK have protection from discrimination in the form of the Part-Time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000. Part-time workers must receive the same treatment as full-time workers, including pay rates, benefits, and leave entitlements, unless there is a justified reason for a difference. It is illegal to treat part-time… [Read More]
New Act, giving the right to request predictable working, abandoned
It has been confirmed that the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 will not be brought into force this autumn, as originally expected. The Act received Royal Assent in September 2023 and ACAS published a draft Code of Practice to handle requests. But this is now shelved. However, the idea itself is likely to live on…. [Read More]
Will Labour’s New Deal for Working People impact employment law?
The short answer is, yes, it will. The King’s Speech this summer outlined Labour’s legislative agenda for their early months in government. Two employment bills were announced, the Employment Rights Bill and a draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. The Prime Minister’s accompanying briefing note provided further detail of Labour’s ‘New Deal for Working People’…. [Read More]
‘Smell harassment’ – a workplace issue not to be sniffed at!
According to the Japanese newspaper Mainichi, there has been an increase (in Japan at least) of ‘smell harassment’ in the workplace. The newspaper reports that, as the temperature in Tokyo rises, so does the body odour. Employees are taking to social media to complain about the impact that bad smells from their colleagues are having… [Read More]
Focus on: Father’s employment rights
When family friendly employment rights are being considered, much of the focus falls on the rights of mothers. However, fathers have many workplace rights too. And not just the biological parent, the law extends the same ‘dad rights’ to the mother’s husband, partner or civil partner. (Going forward, for the purpose of this blog, we’ll… [Read More]
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