Employment

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Employment

Employment Rights Bill: May update

RPC's Regulatory Radar update in March included an overview of the Employment Rights Bill which was introduced in the House of Commons on 10 October 2024. The proposed amendments, which were tabled to the Bill by the public bill committee and published in March 2025 are still yet to be finalised. The majority of the most significant changes to amend the law on employment rights, including increasing the tribunal limitation period and increasing employers' obligations to zero-hour workers, are expected to come into effect from 2026.

For more information, please refer to our article which explains the ten key amendments proposed by the Bill in more detail.

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Disability and ethnicity pay gap reporting framework

The UK government plans to introduce mandatory ethnicity and disability pay gap reporting for large employers as part of the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. The government has published a consultation, seeking feedback from employers on how to implement an effective ethnicity and disability reporting framework, which is open for employer feedback until 10 June 2025.

The proposed framework largely replicates that already in place for gender pay reporting, with a few additional burdens on employers due to privacy rights concerns associated with data collection of this nature as well as a proposed requirement for employers to implement an 'action plan' if significant gaps are identified.

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The Work Couch: Neonatal care leave (Part 1 and 2)

RPC's latest two-part podcast series from the Work Couch covers the new statutory right to Neonatal care leave which came into force on 6 April 2025. Across the two episodes, RPC was joined by Catriona Ogilvy, founder of the Smallest Things charity, to explore the features of the new right as well as how employers can manage the process to support employees taking neonatal leave.

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