Legislation Archives

Businesses show support to new menopause campaign

Oct 6, 2021 | 0

What does this new pledge call on businesses to do?

Calls for paid leave to be given for miscarriages earlier than 24 weeks

Sep 21, 2021 | 0

Current legislation only offers paid parental leave for the loss of a baby after 24 weeks.

UK Government’s new guidance for IR35 ‘falls woefully short’

Aug 27, 2019 | 0

See what our live poll also thinks of IR35?

HMRC roll out draft finance bill confirming private sector to be effected by IR35

Jul 14, 2019 | 0

Just how prepared are companies for IR35?

More than 500 firms reveal their Gender Pay Gap figures

Jan 8, 2018 | 2

Gender pay gaps at more than 500 large companies have been revealed under rules put in place by the Government.

Pension cold-calling ban to include texts and emails

Aug 22, 2017 | 0

A forthcoming ban on cold-callers who try to scam people out of their pension savings will include emails and texts, the government has announced.

What does the Repeal Bill mean for worker rights?

Jul 13, 2017 | 0

The Repeal Bill, formally titled the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, has now been published.

Nearly half of HR professionals don’t feel up-to-speed on changing legislation

Nov 18, 2016 | 0

New research from identity data intelligence specialists GBG has revealed a startling amount of HR professionals (41 per cent) are struggling to keep up with ever-changing legislation.

Ian Dowd: Brexit impact on UK legislation and the HR function

Jun 21, 2016 | 0

The referendum on the UK membership of the European Union is just around the corner. With it comes the possibility of a future where Britain gets to change and revisit some of the employment legislation currently decided upon by the EU. While it is hard to predict which laws the Government would include in such a review, there are a few obvious candidates that have been a thorn in the flesh of British businesses for a while now.

Gerry O’Neill: Gender pay and the calculus of inequality

Mar 16, 2016 | 0

Recently, we were privileged to have Duncan Brown, from the Institute for Employment Studies, speak at one of our Curo Coffee & Comp events. The theme was around equal pay reporting and his talk was entitled ‘Addressing Unequal Pay: Opening Pandora’s Box.’ What was clear to all was that there is no doubt that when the lid is lifted off the Pandora’s Box that is gender pay next year many evils will fly out, but it is also true that hope will be left. There will be far reaching consequences but will they necessarily be detrimental?

Ben Black: Shared Parental Leave – One year on

Mar 15, 2016 | 0

True but completely unfair. Before I explain why let me set out a bit of background. The world would be a million times better – actually $12 trillion better – if we truly had equality. But equality is a long and complex journey. It doesn’t only involve recognising female talent (the best businesses already bend over backwards to help their best women fulfil their potential); it also involves changing the world so that men and women do the jobs they are best suited to rather than the ones society tells them to do.

Employers must produce modern slavery statement from October 2015

Aug 3, 2015 | 1

Large employers will be required by law to publish a modern slavery statement every financial year stating the steps they have taken to prevent slavery, the government confirmed last week.