The Government has published its Legislation Programme for Spring Session 2022 here. As part of the Programme, the Government has listed 41 items of ‘Priority Legislation for Drafting and Publication’, along with 91 items under the heading ‘All Other Legislation’.
The items of interest from an employment law perspective under the list of Priority Legislation include the following:
- The Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill which will transpose the EU Whistleblowing Directive and introduce significant changes to the existing protected disclosures regime. The deadline for transposition of the Directive passed on 17 December 2021. The Government published the Heads of Bill in July 2021 but the draft Bill is still awaited. For more information on this Bill, see our briefing here.
- The Right to Request Remote Work Bill which will provide a legal framework for requesting, approving or refusing a request for remote work. The Heads of Bill were published on 25 January 2022. The Government has committed to publishing the draft Bill by Easter and passing the legislation before the summer recess. For more information on this Bill, see our briefing here.
- The Sick Leave Bill which will introduce an entitlement to statutory sick leave for an employee who would ordinarily work but is incapable of doing so due to illness or injury. The Heads of Bill were published in November 2021. The publication of the draft Bill is awaited. For more information on this Bill, see our briefing here.
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