Now that Labour has their feet under the table we should expect significant employment law reforms, in particular the two bills announced in the Kings’ speech on the 17 July 2024: the Employment Rights Bill and a draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. 

In this week’s article we will discuss the reasons why employers should consider treating both forms of leave similar to one another, and the benefits it can have for employees.

In 2023 the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act introduced new safeguards which gave priority status for redeployment opportunities in instances of redundancies and a year later in April 2024 additional legislation has come into effect to extend this protection to employees who are pregnant. In this week’s HR article, we explain the new rights and implications for employers.