Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023
The Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 has received Royal Assent and is expected to come into force in September 2024. It introduces a new statutory right for workers to request a more predictable working pattern. Key points to note include: ACAS will be producing a draft Code of Practice for consultation in the […]
How to better support workers who have gone through pregnancy loss
A little known fact is that one in four pregnancies in the UK ends in loss through miscarriage or other complications. Research has shown that many employers do not know how to navigate the situation. 52% of working parents said they had, or would quit, over a lack of support in this area. Only 69% […]
Menopause Policy Matters
£37k awarded to office manager An officer manager was awarded £37,000 in compensation after her employer claimed the menopause was her “excuse for everything”, which she then said made her position with the company “untenable and intolerable”. The Aberdeen tribunal heard Mrs K Anderson had called in sick to her work at manufacturing supplier Thistle Marine […]