2021 UK Employment Law Round-Up and Look Ahead to 2022 - JD Supra

There have been several important developments to employment law in the United Kingdom in 2021 including the end of the furlough scheme, how employers bring back to work and vaccination requirements.

Additionally, employers in the U.K. should look out for the government to introduce a new duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment.

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Employee vaccination • There is no COVID-19 vaccination requirement for private sector employees, save for employees working in certain care home settings.

Gender pay gap reporting • Following an extension due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline for companies with 250 or more employees to report their gender

• The UK government has confirmed its intention to introduce a new duty on employers to prevent sexual harassment and third- party harassment in the workplace. There is currently no set date for the draft legislation to be published.

Gender pay gap reporting • Deadlines are expected to revert to normal timescale. For private sector employees, the deadline is expected to be 4 April 2022.

Ethnicity pay gap reporting • The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has called on the UK government to bring in mandatory ethnicity

New right to carer’s leave • In September 2021, the UK government confirmed its plan to legislate to give employees carer’s leave as a day one right.

source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/2021-uk-employment-law-round-up-and-4272486/

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