Employee Benefits

JULY 21, 2023

The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill, which will allow UK workers to request flexible working from day one in a job, has received Royal Assent. It also covers where someone works, such as from home or a satellite office in order to shorten their commute.

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Workplace Insight

JULY 22, 2023

Employees across the UK will be given even more flexibility over where and when they work, according to the government, as the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill receives Royal Assent. Potentially, which may prove a strain on our already full to bursting employment tribunal system.”

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Employee Benefits

AUGUST 15, 2023

Employee Benefits poll: One-third (35%) of organisations do not think that the recent Employment Relations ( Flexible Working ) Bill goes far enough to support working carers, according to a survey of Employee Benefits readers.

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Employee Benefits

MAY 26, 2023

The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act, the Carer’s Leave Act and the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act have received Royal Assent. Once in force, these government-backed bills will support vulnerable workers and parents during difficult times.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 31, 2023

Earlier this month, Employee Benefits reported that the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill, which will allow UK workers to request flexible working from day one in a job, has received Royal Assent. Take part in our latest readers’ poll on a current topical issue.

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Employee Benefits

JULY 28, 2023

When the Flexible Working Bill received Royal Assent last week, many commentators, particularly parental rights campaigners, hailed this as a huge step forward. According to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, demand for flexibility is rising, with 8.7

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Employee Benefits

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

2) Bill will remove the lower earnings limit, enabling more employees to pay into a pension. Women need to work and save for an extra 19 years on average to retire with the same amount of money in their pension savings as a man, according to Now: Pensions and Pensions Policy Institute ‘s January 2024 gender pension gap report.

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