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Employment law

Workers will be able to demand regular hours are written into contracts

22 Jul 2019 Francis Churchill

Government plans legislation to address ‘one-sided flexibility’, forcing businesses to compensate for last-minute shift cancellations

Diversity and inclusion

New legislation will restrict use of workplace NDAs

22 Jul 2019 Elizabeth Howlett

Employees will be able to disclose information to police and lawyers, but experts warn reforms do little to tackle toxic cultures

Learning and development

Workers risking redundancy from AI to be retrained in new scheme

19 Jul 2019 Elizabeth Howlett

Government’s £100 million programme aims to reskill redundant UK workforce, but experts call for plans to be ‘more ambitious’

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Employment law

Supermarket worker wins harassment claims after sexual remarks from colleague
19 Jul 2019

Tribunal finds ‘no evidence’ of equality training for managers as employer is also found vicariously liable for inappropriate comments 
Pay, benefits and reward

Public sector pension scheme rules ‘may have to change’ following appeal court victory
18 Jul 2019

Partner of late RAF officer was initially disqualified from pension as she had never divorced estranged husband
Recruitment and retention

Over-50s account for majority of UK employment growth, says ONS
18 Jul 2019

But experts question whether older employees are staying in work because they want to or because they have no choice
Employment law

Parliament to consider making all job roles flexible by default
17 Jul 2019

Proposed bill would see employers offering a choice of specific arrangements rather than employees requesting flexible work

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