The Queen’s Speech
Earlier today the Queen’s speech set out the government’s plans for the forthcoming parliament. It focussed on economic growth, justice and constitutional reform.
Areas which will be of particular interest to employers are:
- Measures will be proposed to make parental leave more flexible so both parents can share parenting responsibilities and balance work and family commitments;
- The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill proposes an overhaul of the employment tribunal system, more options will be provided for the early resolution of disputes through ACAS
We will keep you up to date with details of developments in these areas.
Sunday Trading during the Olympics
On another matter, the Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Act 2012 has been passed. The Act suspends restrictions under the Sunday Trading Act 1994 on Sunday trading hours for large shops during the games. If you are planning on opening at different times or requiring your employees to work different hours you need to check your contracts of employment to ascertain whether you can require employees to work the hours you are proposing. If not, you need to agree a temporary variation of working hours with them. It is important to remember that some shop workers are protected from being required to work on Sundays and others have the right to opt out of Sunday Working.
If you require further information regarding Sunday working during the Olympics or if you have any employment law matters with which we can assist, please do not hesitate to contact Lloyds as we are happy to help.
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