L&T breaks down the Employment Rights Bill 2024 and how employers should act

Last week, Lee & Thompson employment partners James Baker, Danielle Lobel-Weiss and senior associate Martin Tynan, together with their team, delivered a seminar on the Employment Rights Bill to clients working in in-house HR, People or Legal roles with HR responsibilities.
They discussed the fundamental changes businesses across the creative sectors and beyond should be prepared for ahead of the legislation coming into force, including day-on…

Statutory entitlement to neonatal care leave and pay comes into force on 6 April 2025

Under the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, employees who become parents on or after 6 April 2025 will be entitled to take paid leave if their newborn requires neonatal care. This will be a ‘day one’ right with no qualifying period of service necessary to be eligible.
What is “Neonatal Care”?
“Neonatal care” includes medical care received by a baby in a hospital, and medical care received in another place…

The Employment Rights Bill – Latest Developments

 
The Government set out its plans for reforming the labour market by publishing the Employment Rights Bill on 10 October 2024.
Since then, elements of the Bill have been subject to various public consultations whilst progressing through the House of Commons.  The Bill completed the final stages in the House of Commons last week and is now progressing through the House of Lords.
While some of the detail will be set out in regulations, we e…

L&T’s Games and Employment teams welcome new joiners

We are delighted to have welcomed two new associates in our Video Games and Employment departments respectively, over the past fortnight.
Lois Child has joined our Digital & Tech group, strengthening our Video Games team. An ambassador of Women in Games, Lois advises games clients on legal issues surrounding games development and publishing, global distribution, intellectual property compliance and licensing, brand strategies, investment and…