Employment

Do I need to buy an employment pack?

Did you know that it is a legal requirement to provide employees with certain written terms and conditions surrounding their employment? The contract within our employment pack includes all of those required terms and conditions, making sure that your organisation is legally compliant.

Changes in Employment Law

The Government has now produced a provisional timetable for the anticipated employment changes that will follow the implementation of the Employment Rights Bill, we have summarised some key dates here.

Supreme Court decision on biological sex

We have set out key aspects of the recent Supreme Court decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers and its consequences for churches and Christian organisations.

Is your pastor an employee, office-holder or both?

Churches need to consider this question because there are significant practical differences between employees and office-holders and a number of recent cases may mean that pastors who thought they were only office-holders may actually be employees.

New Neonatal Care Leave Law

From 6 April 2025, there will be a new legal right to time off work for employees to care for a child of theirs that requires neonatal care (Neonatal Care Leave (NCL)).

Church leadership, ministry roles and occupational requirements

When it comes to occupational requirements, the Equality Act 2010 forces church and Christian leaders to think carefully about job requirements and Christian employment. How does discrimination law affect biblical beliefs behind men-only church leadership roles?