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• Employing foreign nationals

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include a reference to the Government's announcement about a proposed fast-track immigration route for scientists and researchers.

• Rehabilitation periods: Changes on the horizon

  Date:

  9 August 2019

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  The Government has announced significant reforms to the law on spent convictions and rehabilitation periods. If the proposals go ahead, fewer convictions will have to be revealed to employers and there will be more cases in which they will be unable to refuse employment because of a job applicant's past convictions.

• July 2019 employment law announcements: Key proposals for HR

  Date:

  26 July 2019

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  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.

• Recruiting people to work with children and/or vulnerable adults policy

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include information about proposed reforms to the rules on rehabilitation periods.

• Job applicants with convictions

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information about proposed reforms to the rules on rehabilitation periods.

• Policy on recruitment of ex-offenders

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to include information about proposed reforms to the rules on rehabilitation periods.

• More firms commit to employing ex-offenders

  Date:

  29 May 2019

  Type:

  News

  An additional 230 organisations - including Greene King and Pret A Manger - have committed to hiring ex-offenders, as the government allows more prisoners to take temporary release to participate in work placements.

• How to navigate managers regime, GDPR and criminal records checks

  Date:

  10 May 2019

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  There are major data privacy implications of criminal records checks made necessary by the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, an issue that will affect about 50,000 firms in the financial services sector from 9 December 2019 onwards. Solicitors David Palmer and David Lorimer examine how compliance and HR teams can help meet businesses' obligations under both the GDPR and SMCR.

• Recruitment: financial services

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to include information on the FCA's video on the SMR and CR.

• Letter withdrawing an offer of employment because a job applicant has failed to provide evidence of his or her right to work in the UK

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to reflect that the Government has agreed a postponement to the Brexit date with the EU.