Title: Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act 1993 [1 July 1993].

POPLINE Document Number: 087575

Corporate Author(s):

United Kingdom

Source citation:

CURRENT LAW STATUTES ANNOTATED, 1993;:19-1-5, 19-54-83, 19-106-111.

Abstract:

This document contains major provisions of the 1993 Trade Union Reform and Employment Rights Act. This Act contains many new and improved individual employment protection rights (many of which bring the UK in line with European Community directives). All pregnant employees have a new right to 14 weeks of maternity leave in addition to the existing right to return to work up to 29 weeks after child-birth. The law also strengthens the protection against dismissal or selection for redundancy on the grounds of pregnancy or child-birth. Additional protections cover sex discrimination in collective agreements.

Keywords:

United Kingdom
Laws and Statutes
Maternity Benefits
Sex Discrimination
Pregnant Women
Employment
Women
Developed Countries
Europe, Western
Europe
Microeconomic Factors
Economic Factors
Social Discrimination
Social Problems
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Macroeconomic Factors