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- Type:
- Employment law manual
Updated to include information on the FCA's findings on the implementation of the rules on research unbundling.
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- Date:
- 9 August 2019
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
The Government is consulting on proposed changes to the duty to publish a modern slavery and human trafficking statement. The proposals aim to improve the quality of reporting under the transparency in supply chains legislation, make it easier for people to compare organisations' reports and increase compliance with the duty.
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- Date:
- 26 July 2019
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
July 2019 saw progress made on an unusual number of proposed employment law changes. The Government published consultations covering workplace sexual harassment, statutory sick pay, family-friendly leave and pay, flexibility in working hours, modern slavery statements, and enforcement of worker rights. It also made announcements on changes to the laws on rehabilitation periods for offenders, settlement agreements, and protection against redundancy during pregnancy and maternity leave.
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- Date:
- 18 July 2019
- Type:
- News
The government has announced proposals for a single labour market enforcement body which will have powers to enforce minimum wage and holiday payments and could also encompass workplace discrimination, harassment and bullying.
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- Type:
- Consultations
The Government consults on the case for a new single labour market enforcement body, as part of its commitment under the Good work plan to extend state enforcement of workers' rights.
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- Type:
- Policies and documents
Updated to highlight the Government's plans to extend the requirement to publish modern slavery statements to the public sector and introduce a single annual reporting deadline.
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- Type:
- Consultations
The Government consults on measures to increase compliance with the legislation on transparency in supply chains and improve the quality of the information reported.
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- Date:
- 10 July 2019
- Type:
- News
Modern slavery reporting and enforcement will be given more teeth and extended to the public sector under new proposals.
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- Date:
- 11 June 2019
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
For many, the notion of a cartel may conjure up images of Columbian drug barons, but UK businesses need to be aware of how a cartel can be established. HR, explains Lucy Robbins, can play a valuable role in tackling them.
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- Date:
- 18 March 2019
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
Every April, HR professionals are faced with a raft of amended employment laws and deadlines for their organisation to meet. Important issues in April 2019 include changes to the law on payslips and the usual increases to the national minimum wage, maternity pay and redundancy payments. Large employers should also be working on their second gender pay gap report and their latest modern slavery statement. Meanwhile, the impact of Brexit on EEA nationals continues to be a major issue.
