Nick Hurley and Isaac Bate write for Law 360 on the Labour Party’s worker reform plans
The newly elected Labour government in the UK stands ready to enact generational reforms to employment law and signal a new chapter for workers' rights in an effort to kickstart economic growth.
In doing so, the Labour government is targeting its first 100 days to introduce the Employment Rights Bill, which contains a large number of its proposed reforms.
In an article for Law 360, Nick Hurley (Partner and Head of Employment) and Isaac Bate, (Trainee Solicitor) set out the proposals made by the new government, shed light on what this might mean, and discuss key trends and timings.
See a snippet of the piece below:
The introduction of day-one rights aims to kickstart economic growth by enhancing job mobility and creating a dynamic labor market that benefits workers and employers alike because of improved well-being, optimal job matching and higher wages.
However, this move, alongside the proposed extension from three months to six months for bringing tribunal claims, is likely to increase the workload of the employment tribunals. Given the already-existing backlog of claims that the tribunals are dealing with, it will be interesting to see how this develops.
Read the full piece in Law 360 here.
