Employment Rights
How will the Government's job retention scheme work?
Last week the Government announced its Job Retention Scheme to ensure significant numbers... read more
Employment Rights
What are your rights if your employer changes your shift pattern? What about redundancy? This section offers expert answers to readers questions on employment rights. It will also update you on the latest employment news and legislation.
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Employment Rights
Parental leave and time off for emergencies: your rights
Employees can take time off work in the form of Parental Leave to look after a child’s... read more
Employment Rights
Statutory Sick Pay during the COVID-19 crisis
As Covid-19 takes hold there’s plenty to worry about, not least how self isolation and... read more
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Employment Rights
Long Covid in the workplace
Beena Nadeem investigates the potential impact of Long Covid at work amid research showing women under 50 may be five times more likely to suffer from it. read more
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Employment Rights
Supreme Court rules on care workers' sleep-in pay
The Supreme Court has ruled that care workers who sleep in do not need to be paid the... read more
Employment Rights
When the bullying has to stop
We've all witnessed the relentless negative comments about Meghan Markle who says she... read more
Employment Rights
Uber announces new rights for UK drivers after court case
Uber announces new rights for its drivers in a move which could have big implications for... read more
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Employment Rights
Campaigners call for action on Covid pregnancy safety
Fifty-seven per cent of pregnant women who are working outside the home during the pandemic do not feel safe, according to a new survey. read more
Employment Rights
Call for action on sleep-in care workers
Mencap and UNISON have joined forces to ask the Government to take action to ensure care workers who sleep in are paid for all the hours they are on... read more
Employment Rights
Office closure deducted from holiday accrued on maternity leave
I am about to go on maternity leave and my employer is saying that the days the office is usually closed over Christmas [four days] will be deducted... read more
Childcare
Securing the future of women’s employment
An All-Party Parliamentary Group webinar heard yesterday of how Covid has impacted women at work and what needs to be done to address it. read more
Employment Rights
Call for legal right to disconnect
A survey by the union Prospect backs calls for a right to disconnect for remote workers. read more
Employment Rights
My part-time role is going full time. Does my company have to offer the role to me?
I am a part-time worker and have been for several years. My company says it now needs to make my role full time. Do they have to offer me the... read more
Employment Rights
Advice for employers after shielding relaxation
HR expert Kate Palmer from Peninsula advises on what employers should do as shielding guidance is relaxed tomorrow. read more
workingwise.co.uk
The workforce in the UK is changing. By 2020 1 in 3 workers will be over 50, and by 2030 half of all adults in the UK will be over 50.
Understanding the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population is vital if we want to create productive, innovative and inclusive multi-generational teams as we all lead longer working lives.
workingwise.co.uk is a job and community site specially focused on older workers looking for flexibility and improved work-life balance, and the employers who recognise what they have to offer.
Further Reading
Childcare
Longer half term for Northern Ireland schools
Schools in Northern Ireland will shut for two weeks from next week as part of a circuit breaker approach to bringing down Covid-19 infection rates. read more
Work Life Balance
UK adopts light touch on gender pay gaps
A new report compares 10 countries, including the UK, and their approach to tackling the gender pay gap and finds the UK, unlike other countries, does... read more
Returning to Work
Returning with passion
Dame Stephanie Shirley CH gave an inspiring keynote address at Women Returners' annual conference yesterday, and said experience of raising a family... read more
Work Life Balance
Unemployment rises to 4.5%
New statistics show unemployment is rising and the highest number of redundancies since the last recession. read more
Returning to Work
Normalising career breaks
Women Returners' annual conference heard from returners, coaches and other experts about routes back into work after a career break. read more
Employment Rights
Prime Minister sets out new three-tier Covid system
As infection rates soar in some parts of England, the Prime Minister has announced a new three-tier system with the Liverpool region the first to go... read more
Work Life Balance
‘Incentivise a more empathetic workplace’
Employers should be offered an incentive to prioritise well being at work, a conference heard last week. read more
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