Employment lawyers are in hot demand, with law firms are actively seeking to bulk out their practices as the pending employment law overhaul drives uncertainty in businesses.
The Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament in October by the Labour government, aims to overhaul employment rights in the UK.
The highly contentious package of employment reforms, which included 28 individual measures, was revealed in October. These included ending exploitative zero-hour contracts, banning fire and rehire tactics and extending employment rights from day one.
However, since then, businesses have been vocal about how much these policies will cost and how uncertain the process has been throughout the reading of the Bill.
An economic analysis by the government even stated that businesses face around 5bn in additional costs annually due to the workers’ rights legislation. From that, smaller businesses in hospitality and retail are set to be hit the hardest.
The current version of the Bill was published in January and is 199 pages long. With several U-turns, including plans to drop the ‘right to switch off’ proposal, and as it nears its final stages in Parliament, employment lawyers are busy.
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