Struggling to understand the Employment Rights Bill?

These changes are part of the first phase of the new Employment Rights Bill, more has been announced to form part of the Governments longer-term visions.

• Strengthened existing rights - This will build upon maternity and redundancy rights.
• Ending fire and rehire schemes - This reform will implement 'effective remedies against abuse and replace the inadequate statutory code.
• Flexible working for all - Labour have announced that employees will be able to request a four day week will be a day one right.
• Extended probation periods - This will allow employers to carry out thorough assessments on new employees. 
• Improved sick pay rights - They've proposed removing the lower earning limit (LEL) and waiting period for sick pay. 
• Changes to unfair dismissal legislation - This change proposes to amend how long an employee must be in employment before being able to raise a tribunal claim for unfair dismissal. The government now plans to introduce the right after six months of employment.