After overriding the Conservatives across public polls, the Labour party is the current favourite to win at the general election. Ben Smith, Senior Associate at leading employment law firm, has highlighted the most significant employment law changes that businesses should prepare for if a Labour Government comes to power. These include banning ‘fire and rehire’, boosting collective bargaining rights, and strengthening protections against maternity and menopause discrimination and sexual harassment. Labour also plans to grant unfair dismissal and other key rights from day one, ban zero-hours contracts, and introduce new protections for working parents.
It’s worth noting that Labour have claimed that these changes will happen within 100 days of being elected, so make sure you’re clear on what might be in store under a Labour government – it could mean changes to existing procedures and policies, particularly those relating to disciplinary and dismissal processes, as well as equality and diversity.
