Published on 10 October 2024 the Employment Rights Bill sets out various protections for workers including restricting zero-hours contracts and extending some existing employment rights from day one of employment and makes various changes to the industrial relations landscape. Although not necessarily a core focus for many tax professionals the Bill signifies the beginning of potentially the most radical overhaul of employment rights in a generation and is likely to impact in some way on advisers particularly those in the employment tax field.
Items of particular interest among the 119 clauses and 7 Schedules include the following:
Dismissal and redundancy protections
Unfair dismissal protection will apply from day one of employment although this will be modified during an ‘initial period’ of employment (that period will be set out in regulations – the government’s ‘preference’ is nine months). Reform of unfair dismissal is expected...
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Published on 10 October 2024 the Employment Rights Bill sets out various protections for workers including restricting zero-hours contracts and extending some existing employment rights from day one of employment and makes various changes to the industrial relations landscape. Although not necessarily a core focus for many tax professionals the Bill signifies the beginning of potentially the most radical overhaul of employment rights in a generation and is likely to impact in some way on advisers particularly those in the employment tax field.
Items of particular interest among the 119 clauses and 7 Schedules include the following:
Dismissal and redundancy protections
Unfair dismissal protection will apply from day one of employment although this will be modified during an ‘initial period’ of employment (that period will be set out in regulations – the government’s ‘preference’ is nine months). Reform of unfair dismissal is expected...
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