Our monthly employment law round up.
Employment Bill
Implementation of measures first set out in the Employment Bill in the 2019 Queen's Speech continue to progress via private members' bills. The Carer's Leave Bill will introduce a flexible entitlement of one week's unpaid leave for employees providing or arranging care. The leave will be a day one right. Employees using the right will be protected from dismissal or detriment in consequence of having taken the time off.
The Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill will amend the Employment Rights Act 1996 to enable the Secretary of State to make regulations providing protection from redundancy "during and after" periods of relevant leave. It also introduces a new provision allowing the Secretary of State to make regulations about redundancy "during or after" a "protected period of pregnancy". The detail of the rights will be provided by the subsequent regulations but it is intended to provide additional protection in the event of a pregnant employee's role being made redundant or their role being made redundant during maternity leave or during a period following their return from work.
Data protection: ICO information about workers' health guidance
The ICO has opened a consultation on its information about workers health guidance. The draft guidance covers topics including lawful processing of health information, how long information should be held for, and what the worker needs to be told when their...
Ken Ranta, CEO of the District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board, is advising the public some election candidates are making inaccurate statements regarding the board and the work...