Employment Rights Bill – individual rights On 10 October 2024, the Government presented the Employment Rights Bill to Parliament, containing some of the most significant reforms in a decade. The Government will consult on the reforms and most of them are expected to take effect no earlier than 2026. This is a summary of some […]

From 6 April 2024, flexible working requests became a day-one right and the number of requests has doubled to two per year.   The request must be considered within two months and the employee must be consulted before the employer can refuse a request.   There is no longer a requirement for the employee to […]

Additional redundancy protection cover for pregnant employees, employees taking maternity leave, adoption leave or shared parental leave, was introduced on 6 April 2024. If there are any suitable alternative vacancies in a redundancy situation, an employer must offer them to employees who have this redundancy protection (in priority over other employees). The timing of the […]

The statutory entitlement to Paternity Leave for employee, changed on 6 April 2024:- the leave can now be split into a single period of either one or two weeks or two non-consecutive periods of one week each it can be taken at any point within 52 weeks of the birth or adoption placement or within […]

There is now a day-one right for employees to take up to one week’s unpaid leave in a rolling 12 month period, to provide or arrange care for a dependant with a long-term care need. An employee is only entitled to one week’s leave, irrespective of how many dependants the employee has.   A dependant […]

There are new annual leave rules relating to irregular hours and part-year workers which apply in respect of any leave year beginning on or after 1st April 2024. The Department for Business and Trade updated its guidance on the new rules regarding holiday entitlement which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/simplifying-holiday-entitlement-and-holiday-pay-calculations/holiday-pay-and-entitlement-reforms-from-1-january-2024 If you would like to […]

After taking office in the summer, the Government announced key employment law measures in the King’s Speech.  The Employment Rights Bill is expected to be introduced within the first 100 days of the Government taking office but the changes will need to pass through Parliament first, before becoming law. According to the background briefing notes […]

The summer holidays are soon upon us. No doubt the child arrangements were agreed some time ago, and the intention is those arrangements go to plan. However, you may have experienced difficulties in previous summer holidays and if you’re worried about the forthcoming arrangements for the summer break, it’s advisable to seek urgent advice from […]

Thousands of runners took part in one of Warwickshire’s biggest sporting spectacles, the Two Castles Run, at the weekend. It was the first time the event, once again sponsored by Leamington law firm Blythe Liggins Solicitors, has been fully booked since the pandemic and runners were rewarded with almost perfect conditions. Bumper crowds also enjoyed […]

Four-and-a-half-thousand runners will be tackling the famous Two Castles Run this weekend – the first time it’s been fully booked since the pandemic. The popular annual fundraising run will see participants tackle the 10km course between Warwick Castle and Kenilworth Castle on Sunday, June 9, and is once again sponsored by Leamington Spa solicitors Blythe […]