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BHI - Ensuring Fairness in Work for People with Disabilities Guidance
The Better Hiring Institute (BHI) issued guidance on ensuring fairness in work for people with disability to ensure that Britain eliminates the current barriers and challenges facing people with disabilities.
The guidance also provides employers with examples of reasonable adjustments and recommendations. The BHI guidance can be accessed here.
GOV - Parental leave and pay review: call for evidence
The Department for Business & Trade (DBT) and the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) have launched a call for evidence in advance of their review of the parental leave and pay.
The government is seeking views to better understand how current parental leave and pay entitlements align with its policy objectives, assess whether those objectives are still appropriate, and gather insights to inform potential reforms. The call for evidence is open until 26 August 2025. You can access it here.
Crown Commercial Services Supplier Engagement Survey on a RM6397 Framework
Crown Commercial Services (CCS) held a RM6397 supplier engagement webinar on 1 July 2025, and have provided their slides here and questions log with answers from that session.
CCS now seeks your expertise and market insight to help build an agreement that will meet customer requirements and support their recruitment objectives. The CCS is particularly seeking your advice and input with the design and implementation of the new framework so that CCS can deliver the best solution that works for all stakeholders.
Kindly submit to the CCS survey here before 25 July 2025.
Call for Evidence: DBT Consultation on Unpaid Internships and Work Practices
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is seeking views on unpaid internships, work trials, and related practices as part of a proposed ban on unpaid internships outside of education or training.
The consultation covers five key areas, including internships and work trials paid below minimum wage, volunteer roles, and work shadowing.
The deadline to respond is 11:59pm on 9 October 2025 and you can access the consultation here.
Crown Commercial Services Supplier Engagement Survey on a RM6397 Framework
Crown Commercial Services (CCS) held a RM6397 supplier engagement webinar on 1 July 2025, and have provided their slides here and questions log with answers from that session.
CCS now seeks your expertise and market insight to help build an agreement that will meet customer requirements and support their recruitment objectives. The CCS is particularly seeking your advice and input with the design and implementation of the new framework so that CCS can deliver the best solution that works for all stakeholders.
Kindly submit to the CCS survey here before 25 July 2025.
APSCo Update - Employment Rights Bill and Harassment
The Employment Rights Bill aims to strengthen collective redundancy rights and protections and build on the existing legislation by:
- doubling the maximum period of the collective redundancy protective award; and
- creating a new threshold taking into account the employees made redundant across the employer’s organisation.
APSCo has produced an update to help you understand these changes. You can access it on our Employment Rights Bill hub.
