Additionally, workers on zero-hours contracts will have the right to be paid where shifts are cancelled or changed and be given reasonable notice of changes to their shifts.
Alongside their contracts of employment, employers will now have to provide employees with a statement that includes a clause informing them of their right to join a trade union.
Equality/harassment
Employers will be required to take all reasonable steps to proactively prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, with workers who report sexual harassment qualifying for whistleblowing protection.
There will be a new statutory obligation for employers to produce action plans related to gender equality, including gender pay gap and menopause, and large employers (those over 250 employees) will need to disclose ethnicity and disability pay gaps.
Opportunity can often come along when you’re least expecting it, so it’s important for leaders to be able to identify this. Now is the perfect time to take the opportunity to ensure your workplace is very the best that it can be.
Ensuring your documentation is up to date and compliant is the essential foundation of any business. We know these changes are coming, so get on the front foot and ensure all your policies, contracts and paperwork are in order, to protect you from what lies ahead.
Do that, and your workplace will become one that thrives, recruiting and retaining the right staff to take your business where you want it to be.
Peter Done is managing director and founder of Peninsula
