Issue 43 – October 2024
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Fast Forward
- Final 2024 webinar! The Employment Rights Bill – What do you need to prepare for? 26 November, BOOK NOW!
- Understanding Ethical Labour Standards in the UK: A Guide for Sustainable Brands – Recording now available!
- Stronger Together’s Anti-Slavery Day campaign – discover what businesses contributed
- SEP Supplier Training – book onto November Training
- Are you a UK supplier and want to join our collaborative initiative?
Industry and Legislative News
- Know the Chain publishes Good Practice Guide for 2024
- OECD Forum on Due Diligence – Save the date | 12-13 February 2025
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FAST FORWARD NEWS
Final 2024 webinar! The Employment Rights Bill
What do you need to prepare for?
26 November, BOOK NOW!
The UK Government unveiled the Employment Rights Bill with the stated aim “to help deliver economic security and growth to businesses, workers and communities across the UK”. According to Government, the Bill and measures will:
- Give protection against unfair dismissal from day one, while allowing employers to operate probation periods
- Establish parental and bereavement leave from day one
- End exploitative zero hour contracts
- End unscrupulous practices of fire and rehire and fire and replace
- Make flexible working the norm where practical
- Deliver stronger dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers
- Establish a new Fair Work Agency with new powers to enforce holiday pay
- Strengthen Statutory Sick Pay
If you are a Brand Member, Brand Associate or SEP subscriber, join this webinar to learn on how you can prepare and get ahead of the upcoming developments!
WEBINAR: Understanding Ethical Labour Standards in the UK: A Guide for Sustainable Brands
Many brands and entrepreneurs recognise the importance of sustainability but find it challenging to truly understand and implement ethical practices, fair worker treatment, and access trusted manufacturers in the UK. Navigating these complexities can be daunting, and there’s a risk of unknowingly supporting exploitative practices.
- Understanding Ethical Labour Standards
- Key UK regulations to ensure compliance.
- Why responsible purchasing is critical.
- How our collaborative programme can support a brand’s ethical efforts, whether you’re new to the industry or have years of experience. Watch the recording!
Stronger Together’s Anti-Slavery Day campaign –
discover what businesses contributed
Stronger Together’s campaign this year, #togetheragainstslavery, was joined by many businesses sharing their progress, activities and impacts that they have taken and achieved to address modern slavery risks.
Are you a UK supplier and want to join our collaborative initiative?
Join the Fast Forward Supplier Engagement Programme to learn how to achieve, implement and exceed legal and ethical standards in your business, build worker loyalty and engagement, enhance your reputation and access potential customers through visibility of your engagement to all Fast Forward Member Brands*.
Supplier (SEP) Training Sessions
The Supplier Engagement Programme (SEP) training sessions are now available to book through your Dashboard. This presents a valuable opportunity for both brands and suppliers to upskill and maximise the benefits of our programme.
During these 2.5-hour training sessions, your business can gain essential insights on how to effectively navigate your dedicated dashboard and self-paced Core Standards training modules, ensuring you remain well-informed about the latest standards and industry practices. Our training sessions are open to both SEP subscribers and Brand members.
If you are an SEP subscriber or Member Brand review the full agenda.
LEGISLATIVE AND INDUSTRY NEWS
Know the Chain publishes
Good Practice Guide for 2024
Download the guide
OECD Forum – Save the date | 12-13 February 2025
The OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector will take place on 12 – 13 February 2025 at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris and online.
The Forum convenes representatives from government, business, trade unions, civil society, academia, and international organisations to discuss common challenges and risks as well as learnings and solutions to implement due diligence in garment and footwear supply chains. Read more.
Just Good Work
Just Good Work is a free, interactive mobile app giving jobseekers and workers from the UK or abroad critical information and advice on recruitment and employment. The Fast Forward audit requires businesses to display the Just Good Work poster.
Posters are available to download for free in nine languages from the Fast Forward website: Albanian, Bulgarian, English, Croatian, Gujarati, Polish, Romanian, Serbian and Ukrainian.
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