News - 28 July - 3 August 2023

We begin this weeks news with a story about changes to paternity rights.(1) Next we look at the implications of the Retained EU Law Act now that it has received Royal Assent & its implications for employment rights (we will potentially lose many of the most important ones).(2) We take a further look at a number of ‘family friendly’ rights recently introduced.(3) We have some case law from the EAT which has implications for nurses entitled to receive enhanced redundancy pay in future rounds of redundancies.(4)  We have some useful guidance to help navigate the thorny issue of religious/belief discrimination claims.(5)  

The Highly controversial and almost universally condemned Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill has received Royal Assent and we take a look at ‘what happens next.’(6) We close with two articles from the TUC, the first calls for ‘green reps’ in every workspace,(7) the second looks at the impact of the cost of living crisis on workers.(8)