Redundancy Protection - Employment Rights Bill

In April of 2024, employers were introduced to the changes in redundancy rules, which gives employees on maternity, shared parental leave (SPL), and adoption leave more protection from redundancy. 

Since this was implemented the Labour government announced that it would be strengthening these rights and introducing a set of day on rights to all employees. But what does this mean for employers? 

If you need immediate support or advice on redundancy, get in touch with one of our experts on 0800 141 3819. 

What are day one rights? 

Labour has pledged to introduce day one rights to all employees. This means employees may qualify for parental leave and protection from unfair dismissal from day one of employment, instead of after two years of continuous service. 

Sick pay is also undergoing changes. This means that employees will receive SSP from the first day of absence instead of day four.

What are strengthened rights? 

Labour have also pledged to increase and build upon the existing rights such as maternity and redundancy. 

They’ve stated that the strengthened rights will bring in changes to redundancy consultation. This means that more situations will likely qualify for collective consultation as the rules on how to count to get to the threshold are changing. Although this is determined by the amount of individuals affected across the organisation, instead of in one workplace. 

How will this impact employers? 

As a result of these proposals, employers will need to ensure their documentation, contracts and policies reflect these changes. 

As best practice must also ensure that all changes are communicated to their employees, whether that be in the form of training, meeting or in a written format. 

Employers should also be aware that if they break the law, they could find themselves receiving a costly employment tribunal claim. 

How can Croner help? 

Here at Croner, our documentation and contracts tram are ready to help you update your documents to ensure they’re compliant with the new legislation. 

On average our advisors have over 15 years’ worth of experience each, so there isn’t a problem they’ve not seen. If you’ve got any issues with your documents, they’re on hand to help.

Give them a call on 0800 141 3819.