Show Notes
Day‑one parental rights. Stronger protections at work. An end to silence agreements hiding discrimination. And a serious rethink of how the UK supports parents to actually afford time with their kids. The Employment Rights Act is changing the rules of work and this conversation gets into what that really means for dads, mums, self‑employed parents, kinship carers and families trying to stay afloat. From paternity leave that finally starts on day one, to flexible working that employers can’t just dismiss, to the long‑overdue review of parental leave and pay, we dig into where the system is shifting, where it still falls short, and what comes next. This is about fairness, dignity, and whether work in the UK is finally starting to catch up with real life.
Check out the following resources: New employment rights: Guidance for businesses and workers - providing guidance for employers and workers Make Work Pay - GOV.UK - where you can find consultations and policy papers relating to the government's Make Work Pay initiative
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