The government has set out the next stages for a number of new Workers' Rights Acts to support UK workers.<\/p>\n
In a recent press release they said:<\/p>\n
“The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, which became law in May this year, requires employers to pass all tips on to workers.<\/p>\n
“Most employers already pass on tips to the staff who earn them. However, there are still some unacceptable tipping practices by unscrupulous employers, which must be stopped.<\/p>\n
“Christmas is an incredibly busy season for hospitality workers, and usually a time of year when customers are more generous with their tips. All employees deserve to receive their fair share of tips, so the Government has launched a public consultation on the Tipping Act’s Code of Practice to gain feedback from employers, workers and other stakeholders on the fair and transparent distribution of tips.”<\/p>\n
Additionally, new rights to protect new parents from redundancy, give carers extra support and help all employees work flexibly are also a step closer as government has laid legislation with plans for the measures to come in next spring.<\/p>\n
These measures aim to improve the lives of hard-working families across Britain, aiding workers who have caring responsibilities or parents at risk of redundancy and ensuring everyone is able work as flexibly as needed into the new year.<\/p>\n
An extra 2.6 million workers across the UK will benefit from the removal of the 26 week qualifying period that is currently required before making a flexible working request.<\/p>\n
Those with caring responsibilities will also be entitled to a brand new employment right to a week’s leave to care for a dependent.<\/p>\n
Redundancy protections are also being extended to cover pregnancy, as well as to new parents.<\/p>\n
Government is also backing British workers by introducing the biggest ever increase to the National Living Wage, worth over £1,800 a year for a full-time worker, fulfilling the pledge to end low pay.<\/p>\n
When this increase comes into effect in April 2024, the National Living Wage will be worth nearly £21,000 a year for a full time worker – almost double, in cash terms, the amount which a full time worker on the National Minimum Wage earned in 2010.<\/p>\n
For the first time, 21 years olds will be legally entitled to the National Living Wage, which is set to reach two-thirds of average earnings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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