As we start the new year with a new Government in the UK, we consider the important employment law changes that will, or may, come into effect in 2020.
New right to a written statement of terms
Currently, employees who have been continuously employed for more than one month must be provided with a written
Following a Government-commissioned review of employment working practices in the UK which was published in 2017, a number of developments in employment law reform are expected over the coming months.
The Government published its latest proposals in December, covering a number of areas for change, some intended to improve the enforcement of employment rights, some
Further to our post on the UK Government’s announcement (7 February 2018) of its Good Work plan following the Taylor review of Modern Working Practices published in July last year (the Review), the Government’s full response has now been published (the Response) together with the four consultation documents promised.
The key proposals detailed in the Response and the four consultation documents are set out below.
(Note: Since drafting this post, the Government has published the consultation documents so a further update will follow.)
The UK Government has today (7 February) announced its Good Work Plan (the Plan) in response to the Taylor review of Modern Working Practices published last year which set out a number of recommendations,
The long awaited Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices was published on 11 July. The recommendations from the review throw some interesting questions into the mix. The general theme is the need for an adaptable, consistent and protected community in which employment and security of workers can prosper. It will be interesting to see how