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Changes To Employment Law 6th April updates timetable

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  • Changes To Employment Law 6th April updates timetable

    The Government has announced several proposed changes to employment law. It has also launched a number of consultations on further proposed changes. A round up of these changes is listed below to help people understand them and their potential impact.
    Employment Law updates timetable

    Shared Parental Leave
    For parents of children born or matched for adoption on or after 5 April 2015
    Under this new system parents will be able to choose how they share the care of their child during the first year after birth. Mothers will still take at least the initial two week following the birth, following that they can choose to end the maternity leave and the parents can opt to share the remaining leave as flexible parental leave. Also under this new shared parental leave it is proposed to allow the husband, civil partner or partner of the pregnant women the right to unpaid time off to attend up to 2 antenatal appointments.
    1 December 2014
    Managing sickness absence
    A health and work assessment and advisory service is to be introduced, offering free occupational health assistance for employees, employers and GPs. The service can provide an occupational health assessment after four weeks of sickness absence. Further information is available from GOV.UK - Fit for Work guidance.
    Roll out during 2015
    New statutory pay rates
    Statutory pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave will increase to £139.58 per week.
    Statutory sick pay (SSP) rate will increase to £88.45 per week.
    6 April 2015
    Statutory adoption leave and pay
    The statutory adoption leave will no longer have the 26-week qualifying period, and adoption pay will be brought in line with maternity pay, which will be 90% of normal earning for the first six weeks.
    6 April 2015
    Parental Leave extended to 18
    The right to unpaid parental leave will be extended to parents of any child under the age of 18 years.
    6 April 2015
    Surrogate parents eligible for adoption leave
    Provided they meet the eligibility criteria parents who have a child through surrogacy will be permitted to take ordinary paternity leave and pay, adoption leave and pay and shared parental leave and pay. Both parents will also be entitled to take unpaid time off to attend two antenatal appointments with the woman carrying the child.
    6 April 2015
    New limit for redundancy pay
    The limit for a week's pay when calculating redundancy pay will increase to £475.
    6 April 2015
    New compensation limits for employment tribunal awards
    The limit for a week's pay will increase to £475 when calculating compensation for basic unfair dismissal. The maximum compensation amount will increase to £78,335.
    6 April 2015
    All young people to be in education or training until the age of 18 (England) 2015
    Any opinions I give are my own. Any advice I give is without liability. If you are unsure, please seek qualified legal advice.

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