The COVID-19 pandemic is still very much on the agenda for 2022, but there are other legislative developments and key dates that business leaders need to be aware of.
Delays to key employment legislation in 2021 have created a potentially busy employment/HR programme for 2022. This year will be a time for focusing on change and adaptability for many businesses. Hot topics such as mandatory vaccination, the long-awaited Employment Bill, remote working and the onslaught of potential developments in data protection, pay transparency and much more are on the horizon.
To help you plan, in this article we look at some of the key developments that should be expected in the year ahead.
Extra bank holiday
There will be an additional bank holiday on 3 June 2022 to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. It would be advisable for you to check what your policy says and, of course, whether there is a contractual right to the bank holiday as paid leave.
COVID-19
Following the mandatory vaccination for care home staff in 2021, mandatory vaccine regulations are expected to be passed for wider health and social care settings (unless an individual is exempt). It is expected that from 1 April 2022, all staff who work in health and social care settings (either in private practice or the NHS), must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to continue working.
Employment Bill
If passed by Parliament, the Bill will introduce changes to workers’ rights and obligations. The Bill was announced in the...
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