There are numerous important employment law changes happening in April which are summarised as follows:-
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April 2019 Employment Law Changes
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Employment Law Newsletter Summer 2016
Our Employment Law Team’s summer newsletter is now available to download as a PDF.
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Employment Law Update – January 2016
During January, several new pieces of legislation have been announced which employers need to be aware of.
Here is a round-up of the important changes.
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Employment Law Update 1 October 2015
A number of employment law changes take effect from today. These include increases to statutory rates and safety legislation changes.
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Employment Claim Compensation Limits To Rise in April
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2015 was approved by Parliament last week, authorising the increase of a number of employment compensation provision limits.
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Legislation Limiting Back-Dated Holiday Pay Claims Introduced
New employment legislation has been introduced by the government which will come into force from 8th January 2015.
The Deduction from Wages (Limitation) Regulations 2014 comes on the back of a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling which stated that regular overtime should be taken into consideration when calculating an employee’s holiday pay.
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Shared Parental Leave Legislation Changes
New legislation will come into force on 01 December 2014 and will apply to parents (who meet the relevant criteria) where their baby is born or where a child is placed with them for adoption after 05 April 2015.
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ACAS Publishes Early Conciliation Statistics
As reported back in my Employment Law Reform Timetable in early 2013, in May of this year new rules relating to Early Conciliation in Employment Tribunals were introduced.
The new rules mean that anyone making Employment Tribunal claims from 6th May 2014 had to first notify ACAS.
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Employment Law Autumn Round-Up
There have been a number of recent announcements and changes in employment law which will affect businesses, which are summarised here.
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Flexible Working Regulation Changes On The Way
From 30th June 2014, a number of changes will come into force relating to flexible working regulations.
Currently, employers have a statutory duty to consider requests from certain employees for flexible working arrangements, providing certain criteria are met.
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