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Employment Law
Employment Rights Bill roadmap
Bereavement leave to extend to cover early pregnancy loss
Parents who experience a miscarriage before 24 weeks of pregnancy look set to gain a new legal right to bereavement leave as part of an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill. The move follows extensive Parliamentary debate and recommendations from the Women and Equalities Committee. Details of the maximum period of leave and whether or not the leave will be paid are still being discussed.
Government set to ban NDAs silencing harassment
The UK Government has announced employers will be banned from using non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence victims of sexual misconduct or discrimination in the workplace. The changes, which will not affect the use of NDAs for legitimate commercial use, are expected to be written into law later this year.
Most women don’t report sexual assault at work
On a similar theme, the trade union Unite has conducted research of 6,615 female members, finding that three quarters of women do not report incidents of sexual assault at work. The survey found that 25% of women in the UK have been sexually assaulted in the workplace, and a similar percentage (just 26%) felt their employer had done enough to promote a zero-tolerance culture. The findings demonstrate the fundamental importance of having a sexual harassment policy in place that is both clear to understand and easy to follow.
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