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The government states:
‘‘We will retain the vitally important powers in the Bill that allow us to continue to amend REUL, so more complex regulation can still be revoked or reformed after proper assessment and consultation. This will ensure ministers and officials are freed up t o focus more on reforming REUL, and doing that faster.’’
REUL dashboard
The REUL dashboard (first published on 22 June 2022) has been updated. The dashboard provides the name, type and territorial extent of each piece of REUL. The dashboard also provides an overview of the percentages of REUL which have already been amended, repealed or replaced. The data used to populate the dashboard is available here.
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The Protection from Redundancy Bill is soon to become law Published: 12 May 2023 Emailed: 17 May 2023
The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill is due its final reading in the House of Lords, on 19 May 2023. What changes will be seen if the Bill becomes law?
The Bill aims to provide protection from redundancy during or after pregnancy, or after periods of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave. Evidence reported that new parents were facing prejudice in the workplace, with an estimated 54,000 new parents feeling they had to leave their jobs due to pregnancy or maternity discrimination each year.
Under current rules, employers are obliged to offer employees on maternity, shared parental or adoption leave an available alternative post, as a priority over anyone else who is provisionally selected for redundancy.
The new bill proposes to extend redundancy protection to cover pregnant employees from when they tell the employer they are pregnant, until 18 months after the birth. The 18-month window ensures that a mother returning from a year of maternity leave can re ceive six months’ additional redundancy protection. It will also apply to adoption leave and shared parental leave. The Bill also seeks to reduce disadvantages and unfair treatment in a workplace. The government believes that this will help shield new parents and expectant mothers from workplace discrimination, offering them greater job security at an important time in their lives. Reflecting on future changes, many employers have now started to implement enhanced parental leave policies. Ahead of the third reading next week, it is vital for employers to review existing policies to ensure these offer ample support.
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The AI Bill to introduce a ‘right to disconnect’ for workers Published: 18 May 2023 Emailed: 24 May 2023
The Artificial Intelligence (Regulation and Workers’ Rights) Bill was debated by Labour MP, Mick Whitley. This Bill aims to protect workers from the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace.
As many would have noticed, AI is in the news a lot at the moment. Mick Whitley introduced the AI Bill in the House of Commons on 17 May 2023, which seeks to establish a people-focused and rights-based approach, with a guarantee that workers are protected in all decisions made by employers and the government.
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