11 Oct: Seismic changes on the way.

The new government has made good on its to-do list and published a draft Employment Rights Bill. It will make significant increases to worker rights, bringing forward 28 individual employment reforms which will undoubtedly change workplace practices. What are the key reforms?

25 Apr: Mandating a return to the office.

Civil servants are being encouraged by their trade union to submit grievances, and staff at the Office for National Statistics are to take strike action, over the government’s requirement that they return to the physical office for a minimum of 40-60% of their working week. Where staff had previously been working from home during the pandemic, can you require them to return to the office for a minimum amount of time under a hybrid working arrangement?