October 12th, 2024.




Small Business takes a look at Labour's Employment Rights Bill and how the business community has reacted to the measures.

The Labour government has outlined its plans for the Employment Rights Bill.

Here are some of the measures in the bill. Most of them won’t be in place until two years from now following consultation.

- The two-year qualifying period for unfair dismissal will be scrapped. Instead, employees will have protection from day one on the job

- Consultations will take place on a statutory probation period for new hires (nine months is being proposed). The idea is to allow proper suitability for the role while giving employees reassurance from their first day

- Flexible working will be the default where practical

- Employers will be required to create action plans on addressing gender pay gaps and supporting employees through the menopause, as well as protections against dismissal for expectant and new mothers

- A new Fair Work Agency will be introduced, combining existing enforcement bodies to make sure employees get holiday pay and allow business owners to seek help with the new rules


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