Employment and pensions

Welcome to our latest Coffee Break in which we look at the legal and practical developments impacting UK employers

Our latest podcast: Health and safety considerations for employers in the event of blackouts

The past week has seen further talk in the news of energy shortages over the coming months, potentially leading to planned energy outages, and we have seen the first stage of this with incentives being offered for a reduction in energy use at certain times.

In our latest Employment Law Coffee Break podcast, Julian Hemming and Matt Kyle from our employment and health and safety teams look at key considerations from a health and safety perspective and share practical advice for employers when preparing for the prospect of blackouts.

Consultation on 'fire and rehire' Code of Practice launched

The government has published a consultation on the draft Statutory Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement – a practice commonly referred to as "fire and rehire" whereby an employer dismisses a worker and rehires them on new, less favourable terms. There were increasing calls during the Covid-19 pandemic for legislation to protect workers in this respect, but the government has rejected this and in the consultation document confirms that an outright ban "would not be right as there are some situations in which dismissal and re-engagement can play a valid role as businesses may need the flexibility to use this option to save as many jobs as possible"....

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