Category: Rayners

  • New sick pay rules risk dismissals as businesses grapple with Rayner’s reforms

    Angela Rayner’s proposed overhaul of workers’ rights could force employers to fire employees who fall ill for long periods, recruitment companies have warned, as companies face new cost burdens at a time when recruitment expenses are escalating. Under the government’s plans, employees will be able to claim Statutory Sick Pay…

  • Rayner’s workers’ rights overhaul could cost employers up to £5bn annually, government warns

    Angela Rayner’s ambitious reform of workers’ rights could burden UK employers with nearly £5 billion in extra costs every year, according to an impact assessment published by the government. The reforms proposed in the Employment Rights Bill could lead companies to raise prices, cut wages, or reduce investment as they…

  • Rayner’s workers’ rights overhaul could cost employers up to £5bn annually, government warns

    Angela Rayner’s ambitious reform of workers’ rights could burden UK employers with nearly £5 billion in extra costs every year, according to an impact assessment published by the government. The reforms proposed in the Employment Rights Bill could lead companies to raise prices, cut wages, or reduce investment as they…

  • Rayner’s employment rights overhaul to grant 9m workers the right to sue employers

    Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is set to give an additional 9 million UK workers the right to sue their employers for unfair dismissal from day one of their jobs, as part of a sweeping reform of workers’ rights. Currently, employees must remain with the company for two years before…