Key Employment Updates January 2025
The first half of 2025 promises significant legislative change, from increased redundancy-related penalties to enhanced family leave rights. Employers should proactively review policies, assess financial impacts, and prepare to implement these changes. Early planning will help organisations manage risks and maintain compliance in the evolving employment law landscape.
The Employment Rights Bill 2024, unveiled today, Labour admits workers’ rights overhaul may take two years
The Employment Rights Bill 2024, unveiled today, includes a maximum nine-month statutory probation period among 28 reforms, as the government reveals draft legislation ‘to boost pay and productivity’. Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has insisted the government is “getting the balance right” between protecting workers and the interests of business with the government’s worker’s rights […]
Kings Speech, New Deal for Working People & Employment Rights Bill
On 17 July 2024, King Charles III delivered the King’s Speech, setting out the legislative priorities for the newly elected Labour government. As expected, the speech touched on many areas of employment law reform that Labour had promised in its New Deal for Working People. Importantly for businesses and HR professionals, no imminent action is required […]
July Newsletter
Labour plans for employment law, H&S & HR Updates, Strategies to combat work related stress, MHFA Training & much much more …..
Changes to Employment Law 2024
2024 is set to be a busy year for employment law, with several changes having already taken effect on 1 January.
‘Neonatal Leave’ & ‘Tips’ – Employment Law Updates

Neonatal Care (Leave & Pay) On Friday (20 January) MPs voted through the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill and the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill, which will soon be debated in the House of Lords before becoming law. The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill will allow parents to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave […]
2023 Employment Law Updates & Changes
2022 Employment Law Changes- Review For the first time since the outbreak of the covid pandemic, 2022 was a return to relative normality, and a refocus on general employment laws. As a result, we saw a number of new rights introduced, removed, and proposed, making it a busy year for legal changes. Sickness certification A […]
2022 Employment Law Changes
1. 2022 Employment Law Changes: Rate Changes The 2022 employment law changes will include the usual set of rate changes and these will take effect in April 2022. They include the following:- The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Shared Parental Pay, Adoption Pay, Maternity Allowance, and Statutory […]
Why We think Differently & offer Value Added HR Support.
But aren’t all Outsourced HR Services all the Same? How are we at Craven HR Services any different? Yes we offer all the usual ‘HR & People Management’ Services, but what Value Added HR do we offer? Ok I will try & explain ‘in a nutshell’. The following are the elements of HR & People […]
The Top 7 common HR risks that small businesses take
Why do you need HR as an SME or Start Up – what’s the point? Are you clear on what steps to take as a business if facing a tribunal, unfair dismissal, constructive dismissal or whistleblowing claim? If your answers are no, please do read on. I spoke to an owner of a small business […]