The Children and Families Act 2014 has now received Royal Assent. The Act contains a number of employment law changes including a new system of shared parental leave and the extension of the right to request flexible working to all employees. The extension of the right to request flexible working is intended to come into[…]
The Government has now published two sets of Regulations relating to the national minimum wage (NMW). One set of Regulations increases the maximum penalty for employers who fail to pay their workers the NMW to £20,000. The other creates a specific exemption from the NMW for workers undertaking one of the Government’s new ‘traineeships’ designed[…]
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2014 SI 2014/382 has been published. The Order will increase the limits on certain employment tribunal awards and other amounts payable under employment legislation from 6 April 2014. The notable changes include: • the limit on the amount of a week’s pay for the purposes of calculating, among[…]