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- July
- 1st - Maternity Leave Rules to Change
Women with babies are born after 5th October 2008 will gain from the extension of employment benefits (with the exception of remuneration i.e. wages or salary) throughout the entire period of maternity leave. More... - 1st - New Right to Request Time off for Training
The Government has announced plans for the introduction of the right to request time off in 2008/2009 to undertake training. More... - 1st - National Minimum Wage to Increase
The new National minimum wages rates effective from 1st October 2008 have been published More... - 1st - Equal Treatment for Agency Workers
Agency workers set to receive equal treatment after 12 weeks' employment although a Directive is yet to be passed by Brussels. More...
- May
- 20th - Work Permit System & WRS
The Government will replace the current work permit system and has confirmed that the Workers Registration Scheme for defined EEA nationals will cease in April 2009 More...
- March
- 3rd - Information & Consultation Regulations Extended
From 1st April 2008, the Information & Consultation Regulations 2004 extended to businesses employing 50 or more employees. More...
- February
- 21st - Increase in Rates for SMP, SPP and SAP
SMP, SAP and SPP rates increase to £117.18 per week from, 6th April 2008 More... - 20th - SSP Rate Increase
The weekly rate for SSP increases from £75.40 from 6th April 2008. More...
- January
- 16th - Increase in Cap for Calculating Redundancy Pay
A week's pay for calculating redundancy increases to £330 from 1st Feb 2008 More... - 8th - Increase in Penalties for Employing Illegal Workers
Employers face penalties of up to £10,000 for each illegal employee and now face up to 2 years in prison for knowingly employing illegal workers More... - 8th - Increase in Unfair Dismissal Compensation
The maximum compensatory award for Unfair Dismissal increases to £63,000 More...
- December
- 3rd - SMP, Maternity Allowance & SAP delays
Planned increases to the period during which SMP, MA and SAP payments are made have been delayed More... - 3rd - Sex Discrimination Act changes postponed
The High Court ruled that the government has not fully implemented the EU Equal Treatment Directive, designed to protect women from sexual harassment and discrimination during pregnancy. Planned changes have now been delayed More...
- November
- 7th - Flexible Working Rights Extension & Pensions Bill
The Government has outlined an extension to flexible working request rights and new pension arrangements More... - 7th - Redundancies and collective consultation
An Employment Appeals Tribunal has decided that in the context redundancies resulting from a site closure, the employer has a duty to consult over the reason for making redundancies More... - 7th - SSP to be extended to Agency Workers
The Government has announced that it will legislate to enable agency workers on contracts of less than three months to obtain statutory sick pay. More...
- September
- 30th - Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR) now established
The new organisation takes responsibility for promoting equality in the areas of sexual orientation, religion or belief, age and human rights. More...
- July
- 26th - Discipline & Grievance Procedures to be Reviewed
Current laws on dismissal, grievance and disciplinary procedures are proving problematic for employers according to the Gibbons Review. Consultation on changes is expected to result in new regulations in 2009. More... - 23rd - New Paternity Rights Planned
Paternity rights are set to change with mothers being able to transfer some of their maternity leave to fathers. More...
- June
- 15th - Statutory Holidays – Second Increase Delayed
The Government has delayed the second increase in the minimum statutory holiday entitlement to 1st April 2009. More...
- April
- 25th - National Minimum Wage Increase Announced
National Minimum Wage Rates increase on 1st October 2007 More... - 7th - Flexible Working Request Rights Extended
Rights to request flexible working have been extended to carers More... - 7th - Maternity Leave Rights Extended
With effect from 1st April, mothers gain new maternity rights More...
- January
- 19th - Compensation Awards for Unfair Dismissal Increased
The compensatory award limit for unfair dismissal increased to £60,600 on 1st February 2007. More... - 19th - Employment of Workers from Bulgaria and Romania
Home Office rules require Bulgarian and Romanian nationals to obtain prior permission from the Home Office before they can lawfully work in the UK More... - 19th - Statutory Redundancy Limit Increase
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2006 increase the limit for calculating statutory redundancy payments to £310 per week on 1st February 2007. More... - 19th - Lower Earnings Limit Rate Increase
The Lower Earnings Limit for the payment of National Insurance Contributions increased on 6th April 2007. More... - 19th - Work & Families Legislation Changes
The statutory maternity and adoption pay (and maternity allowance) period was extended from 26 to 39 weeks on 1st April 2007. More... - 19th - Increase in Rates for SMP, SPP and SAP
Statutory weekly rates for SMP, SPP and SAP increased on 1st April 2007. More... - 19th - Increase in Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) Rate
The weekly rate of statutory sick pay increased on 6th April 2007. More... - 19th - Extension of Information & Consultation Regulations
From April 1st 2007, the Information & Consultation Regulations 2004 extended to businesses employing 100 or more employees. More...
- December
- 1st - Collective Redundancies
The Collective Redundancies (Amendment) Regulations 2006 clarify when formal advance notification of proposed multiple redundancies to the Secretary of State is to be provided. More... - 1st - Smoking Ban Extended
Ban on smoking in public places to be extended to Wales and England. More...
- October
- 20th - Annual Holidays - Planned Increases
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is currently seeking to increase the statutory minimum holiday entitlement for full-time workers from 20 to 28 days each year. More...
- September
- 20th - Changes to Maternity, Parental, Paternity & Adoption Leave Regulations
The Maternity and Parental Leave etc. and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2006 come into force on 1st October 2006. More... - 11th - Age Discrimination
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 (the Regulations) come in to force on 1st October 2006 and they outlaw discrimination on the grounds of age in the UK. More...
- July
- 27th - Age Discrimination
On 1st October 2006, the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 come into force which outlaw age discrimination in employment and vocational training. More... - 17th - Age discrimination in Recruitment
Age limitations will be illegal and caution must be exercised when using words such as "at least 10 years experience" or who are "young and enthusiastic". More... - 12th - Dismissal and Retirement
The Regulations impact on dismissals and retirement. The current maximum age limit of 65, beyond which an employee cannot bring a claim for unfair dismissal will be abolished. More...
- May
- 10th - Rolled up Holiday Pay
Following a European Court of Justice ruling, the practice of 'rolled up' holiday pay is considered to breach the Working Time Directive. More... - 1st - Revised Code of Practice on Definition of Disability
From 1st May 2006, the Disability Rights Commission's Code of Practice comes into force. More...
- April
- 21st - Transfer of Undertakings Regulations
With effect from 6th April 2006, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 were amended by the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. More...
- March
- 25th - Age Discrimination - Default Retirement Age
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 come into force on 1st October 2006 which prevent discrimination in the workplace on the grounds of age. More... - 20th - When is a Grievance a Grievance?
Following a series of recent Employment Tribunal Appeal decisions it has become clear that employees need not pursue a grievance through an employer's defined procedures to constitute a Step 1 Grievance requirement. More... - 15th - Personal Liability in Discrimination Claims
Following the case of Way and another v Crouch, Employees named in discrimination cases with their employer should be aware that they may now be made responsible for payment of the whole amount of any compensation awarded by an Employment Tribunal. More...
- January
- 23rd - Increase in Entitlement to Statutory Redundancy Pay
The maximum amount used to calculate the entitlement to statutory redundancy pay increases from £280 to £290 with effect from 1st February 2006. More...