The United Kingdom just introduced a landmark new Employment Rights Bill, aimed at ending unfair employment practices and helping to deliver economic growth. According to the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Office, this is set to be the biggest upgrade to worker’s rights in a generation. Here’s what you need to know about this new employment rights bill, introduced on October 10, and what you can do to prepare.

Main Proposed Changes

The new Employment Rights Rill proposes a number of changes to current employment laws in the United Kingdom. Below are the 10 most important ones:

1. Day One Benefits: From day one of their employment, employees will be entitled to statutory sick pay, paternity, parental, and bereavement leaves.
2. Day One Rights: Likewise, employees will be able to bring unfair dismissal claims against their employer before the end of their probation period.
3. Zero-Hour Contracts: Workers under zero-hour contracts, who previously were not guaranteed a set number of hours, will be guaranteed a set number of hours if they work a regular number of hours over a defined period. However, workers can remain on zero-hour contracts if they prefer. The bill also requires employers to give reasonable notice to zero-hour workers before canceling, changing, or reducing their shifts and employers may need to compensate employees if they fail to do so.
4. Fire and Hire: Employers can no longer dismiss employees who do not agree to vary the terms of their employment. Likewise,...

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