Heather Ramsay

Watch recording from our recent webinar by Employment and Education Law specialists Tom Shears and Heather Ramsay discussing the recent changes to employment law for schools. Touching on recent case law and legislation update to help keep you and your team in the loop.

The period of special protection from redundancy currently afforded to employees who are pregnant or on maternity leave, adoption leave or shared parental leave is being extended, thanks to the Maternity Leave, Adoption Leave and Shared Parental Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024

The Employment Appeal Tribunal have recently held that the absence of a meaningful consultation with the workforce in relation to a redundancy proposal at a formative stage, rendered a later dismissal for redundancy unfair.

Whilst the Carer's Leave Act 2023 came into force in May 2023, it still required regulations to set out how the entitlements would work. In December 2023 the Carer's Leave Regulations 2024 were laid before Parliament.

The Government released draft legislation this month in the form of The Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2023 to implement significant changes to holiday rights under the Working Time Regulations (WTR).

The very end of October brought with it new legislation that employers who are recruiting people, or have existing employees, who hold a criminal conviction, should be aware of.