Employment Rights Bill, Whistleblowing, And Sex-Based Discrimination

Summary

This week we summarise three very recent developments in employment law, one involving the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) and two new cases.

The ERB – new government factsheets

Perhaps realising that a 155 page Bill, with 102 pages of notesand a lengthy "Next Steps" document might be tricky for busy practitioners to absorb on the train home, the government has published a set of ten short factsheets on various areas of the Bill.

These are actually very helpful. All but one are 1-3 pages long and focus on what many will see as the areas of most interest. The factsheet on removing the qualifying period for unfair dismissal gives a better explanation than the notes. It also introduces the concept of a statutory probationary period.