Could greater protections within family friendly rights lead to a more flexible labour market?

Changing jobs could soon become easier for employees who have, or are about to have, children, as proposals are now in place to remove the minimum service level requirements for parental leave.

In this episode, Ben Wright and Joanna MacKenzie discuss potential changes to family friendly rights, as outlined in the UK Employment Rights bill, including additional protections for dismissals taking place during pregnancy or maternity leave and look at a likely timeline for these changes to come into effect.