With no sign of the Employment Bill promised in 2019, the Government has decided to pursue its reforms of the employment law landscape by way of support for a series of Private Members’ Bills covering flexible working, carer’s leave, neonatal leave and tipping practices
In 2019, the Government promised a new Employment Bill which would make various changes to the employment law framework in the UK. That Bill appears to have fallen by the wayside and, instead, the Government is backing a series of Private Members’ Bills that seek to bring about some of the reforms. We discuss four of the new Bills in brief below. You can also read our detailed briefings on the Bills seeking to reform harassment law and redundancy protection for certain employees here and here.
Changes to the flexible working framework
In September 2021, the Government published a consultation setting out its proposals for change to the flexible working framework. In particular, views were sought on whether the right to request flexible working should become a Day 1 employment right (currently, 26 weeks’ service is required before a statutory request can be made). You can read our detailed briefing on the consultation here.
The consultation closed on 1 December 2021 and, almost a year later, the Government has still not published a response. Instead, the Government is backing a Private Members’ Bill sponsored by the Labour MP, Yasmin Quereshi, which seeks to make modest reforms to the flexible working...
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