The Queen's Speech: Employment Law Changes

The Government intends to introduce a new Employment Bill which will include some changes already anticipated by the Good Work Plan. The Employment Bill will provide for:

• The right to request a more stable and predictable contract after 26 weeks' service;
• The right to neonatal leave and pay for parents of premature or sick babies;
• A single market enforcement agency to better ensure that vulnerable workers are aware of and can exercise their rights and which supports business compliance;
• The extension of the period of redundancy protection from the point an employee notifies her employer of her pregnancy until six months after the end of maternity leave;
• A week's leave for unpaid carers;