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ICSA carried out a poll of more than 400 company secretaries and found, over 70 per cent of the organisations would not review their workplace harassment policies, even after the serious sexual harassment allegations in recent media.
Following the Taylor Review, the Government has launched a public consultation in to; “The Enforcement of Employment Rights”
This consultation closes at 11:45pm on 16 May 2018
To participate please follow the link below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/enforcement-of-employment-rights-recommendations
A YouGov survey on behalf of The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s revealed, 6 in 10 employers believe they should. Are employers still living in the dark ages when it comes to the rights of pregnant woman and new mothers in the workplace?
Click the article below to find out more…
The article below from the FT Adviser gives an overview of potential penalties:
https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2018/02/16/regulator-issues-nearly-9-000-penalty-notices/
When a woman is undergoing IVF treatment, a protected period starts when fertilised ova are implanted (when she is regarded as being pregnant). When an implantation fails and the pregnancy ends, the protected period ends after a further two weeks have elapsed in accordance with section 18(6) of the EqA 2010. If an employer treats an employee unfavourably during this period she can claim pregnancy and maternity discrimination.
Tesco employees have launched a group claim asserting that female shop floor workers earn up to £3 an hour less than male warehouse staff. If successful, this could lead to up to 200,000 of Tesco’s employees receiving back pay totalling £20,000 per person, according to Tesco’s law firm representative.
The government has put back long-awaited changes to the UK labour market. This is in response to The Taylor Review on modern work practices and ‘reform’ the rights offered to flexible workers in the gig economy and beyond. The BEIS has decided it will consult with businesses on the impact of plans to enforce employment rights, change rules concerning agency workers, increase transparency in the labour market and consider employment status before taking any action to change workers’ rights.
Made on the 7th February 2018 and laid before parliament yesterday, the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) Order 2018 will come in to effect on 6th April 2019.
The amendment means that where different pay rates apply i.e. different rates for differing activities, wage slips are to detail the number of hours work being paid for at each rate.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/147/pdfs/uksi_20180147_en.pdf
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