Forthcoming Changes to Employment Legislation

Below is a timeline of pending changes to employment law legislation.
 
If you are an employer do you know about these changes?  Have you considered how they will affect your business strategy and day to day operations?  Have you considered the impact on your people and the business?
 
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 2019
29 March 2019
UK to leave the EU

1 April 2019
Increase to national living/minimum wage rates

6 April 2019
Auto-enrolment minimum contributions to Pensions increase; employees contributing 5%, employers contributing 3%

6 April 2019
Increase to Statutory Sick Pay takes effect

6 April 2019
Requirement to include total number of hours worked on payslips comes in to force

6 April 2019
New right for workers to receive a pay slip introduced

6 April 2019
New law increasing maximum penalty for aggravated breach to £20,000 to be introduced

7 April 2019
Increase to Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Leave Pay take effect


2020
April 2020
Changes to taxation of termination payments

April 2020
Paid parental bereavement leave to be introduced

6 April 2020
New law prohibiting use of Swedish derogation agency contracts to be introduced

6 April 2020
New law lowering the threshold required for information and consultation requests to be introduced

6 April 2020
New law making a right to a written statement of main terms and conditions a day-one right for workers and employees to be introduced

6 April 2020
Amendments to mandatory information required within a statement of main terms and conditions to be introduced

6 April 2020
New law extending the holiday pay reference period to 52 weeks to be introduced