In this guest article, Alice Reeve, Partner at VWV looks at some of the key employment law developments anticipated in 2023.
The Government has confirmed its support for a series of Private Members’ Bills which have been put forward to progress a number of rights which have been on the horizon over recent years.
The Government supports the following family-related Private Members’ Bills which are expected to have their second readings in parliament around February 2023:
This Bill will extend redundancy protection for employees during or after pregnancy, or after periods of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave.
Currently a woman on maternity leave must be offered suitable alternative employment, where a position is available, in the event that her position is at risk of redundancy.
This Bill would extend the period of protection so it doesn’t just apply when an employee is on leave but from the date the employee notifies the employer of the pregnancy, to six months after the end of the leave;
This Bill will introduce a day one right to up to 12 weeks’ leave for parents of children who require neonatal care. Employees with more than 26 weeks’ service at the time of the leave will also qualify for the right to weekly pay during their leave, at the statutory rate (currently 156.66 per week, and rising to 172.48 from April 2023);...
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