Keeping up to date
We take seriously our responsibility to keep you up to date so that you can use changes in employment law to commercial advantage. By understanding and interpreting the latest case law and legislation we can deliver updates to you that are concise and usable. With imagination, we are able to ensure that developing law can be used to allow you to achieve commercial solutions, cost effectively and expediently.
Legal lightbulb – people law, policy, and practice
As part of keeping you in our focus, our ‘legal lightbulb’ update ensures you’re on top of the latest changes in legislation, case law, and people trends.
Right-to-work checks and certified identity service providers
The government have published a list of certified digital identity service providers (IDSPs) for digital right-to-work checks. IDSPs will use Identification Validation Technology to carry out the digital document checks on your behalf. Covid-adjusted right-to-work checks ended on 30 September 2022 meaning that from 01 October you need to either:
- Carry out online checks via an Identification Service Provider (IDSP) as above
- Carry out checks in person ensuring the employee is providing original, untampered documents, along with taking and storing a signed and dated copy of the document/s
Update on the four-day working week trial
88% of organisations taking part in the UK’s four-day working week trial have found the trial was working well for their business and are likely to extend it beyond the end of the trial. The trial covers more than 3,300 workers with 46% of participant organisations maintaining the same level of productivity, 34% seeing a slight improvement, and 15% having a significant improvement. The trial is due to end in November.
Menopause, uniforms and indirect discrimination
One in 10 women are likely to leave their job because of menopause symptoms. If wearing a uniform is an occupational requirement, consider how lightweight, breathable and appropriate it is for those who may be experiencing symptoms. If a policy on uniforms is more detrimental to a certain group, you must be able to justify that policy to avoid potential claims of indirect discrimination. With tribunal claims citing menopause increasing and the topic of uniforms in the headlines, taking positive, proactive steps to support can only have a positive impact.
People dates for your diary
31 October – 04 November – Fertility Awareness Week
7-11 November – Talk Money Week
7-11 November – International Stress Awareness Week