Dentons - UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter

Employment Rights Bill: family-friendly provisions

November 2024

United Kingdom: As part of our series of updates exploring the implications of the Employment Rights Bill, we consider the plans for flexible working; bereavement leave; maternity and statutory family leave protection; and paternity and parental leave all becoming day one rights.

Employment Rights Bill: Restrictions on fire and rehire and collective consultation thresholds in redundancy situations

November 2024

United Kingdom: As part of our series of updates exploring the implications of the Employment Rights Bill (the Bill), we consider the proposed restriction on dismissing and engaging employees and the proposed change to the threshold for collective consultation in redundancy situations.

MyHMCTS portal: reforms to tribunal case management

November 2024

United Kingdom: The MyHMCTS portal is set to become the default way of communicating with employment tribunals. We explain what the portal offers and its impact on case submission and case management.

The material factor defence in 2024

November 2024

United Kingdom: There have been two important cases considering the material factor defence in equal pay claims this year. In Scottish Water v. Edgar, the EAT found that it was not essential to identify who made the decision on pay to establish a material factor defence, and the more recent decision in Thandi v. Next Retail cast doubt on whether "market forces" can be used as a defence.

Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme – practical considerations for employers

November 2024

United Kingdom: In line with the UK government's aim to digitise the UK border and immigration system, the scope of the UK's ETA scheme and its applicability to non-visa nationals will shortly be extended.