Issue 45 – December 2024
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Fast Forward
- The Employment Rights Bill – What do you need to prepare for?
Webinar Recording now available! - SEP Supplier Training – book onto January 2025
- Are you a UK supplier and want to join our collaborative initiative?
Industry and Legislative News
- Get Britain Working White Paper Published
- 2025 National Living Wage announced
- Government responds to House of Lords Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee report
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FAST FORWARD NEWS
The Employment Rights Bill
What do you need to prepare for?
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, and missed our recent webinar, watch the recording to learn on how you can prepare and get ahead of the upcoming developments.
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
Get Britain Working White Paper Published
Read or listen to the government’s proposals to reform employment, health and skills support to support people into good work.
2025 National Minimum Wage Announced
National Living Wage to increase to £12.21 from the 1 April 2025. Read more.
Government responds to House of Lords Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee report
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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