Last-Minute Changes to the Employment Rights Bill Could Impact HR Teams

Day-one unfair dismissal rights removed from the Employment Rights Bill - Palmers Solicitors

The UK Government has revealed a major change in its approach to unfair dismissal rights under the upcoming Employment Rights Bill. The original proposal was set to allow all workers the right to claim unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, but this has now been withdrawn. It planned to abolish the two-year qualifying period and conduct a statutory probationary period that would give employers some protection during the early months …

Last-minute changes to the Employment Rights Bill could impact HR teams

The Employment Rights Bill seemed to be nearly over the line, which is why the recent change to some core policies has caused some confusion and concern. The change centres on the right to protection for unfair dismissal and has caused a slight rift between employees and business owners. HR teams need to understand the change and how best to adapt to the Bill before its implementation. What changed with the Employment Rights Bill? Much of the ap…