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On 22 July 2019, the UK Government published its response to the “Good Work Plan: Pregnancy and Maternity Discrimination Consultation”, which took place earlier this year. The consultation looked at three main issues: whether redundancy protection should be extended into the period

Parental rights in the UK workplace: an opportunity for employers to give their views on potentially major changes to existing structures. The government has recently published a consultation paper “Good Work Plan: proposals to support families.” Some of the considerations are: How

Approximately half of UK employers have published an action plan to tackle problems in managing their Gender Pay Gap (GPG). If your company is not one of them, this issue will need to be addressed in the near future. In July, the

The UK Government is concerned about one-sided flexibility in the workplace. Following recommendations made in the Taylor Review and by the Low Pay Commission (LPC), it has launched a consultation to ascertain whether around 1.7 million workers without guaranteed hours should have

Ill-health related job losses have an impact on employee, employer and the wider economy. The UK government has launched a consultation paper to:  “seek views on different ways in which government and employers can take action….” Proposals include widening the rules on

The UK Government Equalities Office has published a consultation paper to help decide whether further legislation is required. The proposals cover: Prevention of sexual harassment at work Third party sexual harassment Volunteers and Interns It also questions whether the three-month tribunal time