What’s on the horizon for 2023 – see below. Our courses are updated to reflect the latest situations each time they run.
- Remaining BREXIT clear out of European laws on employment and other work issues.
- Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
- Harassment Protection Bill 2022-23
- Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Bill 2022-23
- Carer’s Leave Bill 2022-23
- Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill 2022-23
- Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill 2022-23
- Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill 2022-23.
- Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill 2022-23
- Fire and Re Hire Statutory Code
- Changes to Pro-rata holiday entitlement for part-year and irregular hours workers
Just a quick reminder about these important dates from April:-
1 April– National Minimum Wage: Annual increases in force. National Living Wage increases from £9.50 to £10.42.
2 April– Statutory pay rates: Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave pay rates increase from £156.66 to £172.48.
6 April– Statutory pay rates: Statutory Sick Pay increases from £99.35 to £109.40.
6 April– Employment Tribunal awards: Annual increase expected.
8 May– Extra Bank Holiday
The last one -8th May – represents anextra Bank Holiday to mark the coronation of King Charles III.
As with other bank holidays, there is no statutory entitlement to time off, but employers may include bank holidays as part of a worker’s leave entitlement.
Whether employees who work on this bank holiday are entitled to additional pay for the day, or to reclaim the leave, is a matter for discussion between employees and employers. Employers may wish to consider that schools will be closed, so many parents will have to make alternative childcare arrangements to work on the day.