UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – February 2025

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UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – February 2025

UK People, Reward and Mobility Newsletter – February 2025

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February 2025

Each month, we look at some of the key employment, pension and immigration issues affecting our clients' workforces. In this edition, we explore: rectification of collective agreements; a Private Member's Bill proposing stricter health and safety obligations in relation to workplace harassment; employee objections under TUPE; the transition to settled status under the EU settlement scheme; mentoring for inclusion; and government proposals on accessing pension surpluses and small pots.

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Supreme Court clarifies rectification of collective agreements

February 2025

United Kingdom: The Supreme Court has held that the written record of a legally unenforceable collective agreement can be rectified where, due to a mistake, it does not accurately reflect what the employer and the union representatives agreed.

New bill targets workplace harassment with stricter safety obligations

February 2025

United Kingdom: A backbench MP has proposed that employers take on additional legal obligations to prevent workplace sexual harassment, along with changes to enforcement and compliance measures.

When an employee objects: clarifying employer responsibility under TUPE

February 2025

United Kingdom: We explore a recent case where the EAT held that a bus driver who objected to a transfer he considered would be substantially detrimental to his working conditions was dismissed by the transferor, not the transferee.

Update on automatic grant of settled status and extension of pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

February 2025

United Kingdom: In January 2025, the Home Office introduced a new process to automatically convert eligible pre-settled status holders to settled status without the need to make a further EUSS application.

Mentoring for inclusion: celebrating mentoring

February 2025

United Kingdom: January marked National Mentoring Month, a time to celebrate mentoring and to encourage more organisations to run mentoring initiatives. We reflect on the impact of workplace mentoring for skills, growth and workplace inclusion.

Surpluses and small pots

February 2025

United Kingdom: What do defined benefit surpluses and defined contribution small pots have in common? Both are subject to proposed new measures to make them easier to access. We analyse the government's proposals.