On 26 October 2024, the last day of British Summer Time, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 came into force, introducing a new duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
With the prorogation of Parliament following announcement of the general election, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is not proceeding, despite having already completed the Committee Stage in the House of Lords.
From changes to flexible working and paternity leave to holiday pay reform for individuals with irregular work hours, find out what the key employment law updates are for April 2024.
The Government has announced that the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates will increase from 1 April 2024.
The Government has announced that the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates will increase from 1 April 2023. The rates will increase as follows:
There are a number of Bills proposed to come into force in 2023 which, if enacted in their currently proposed format, would have a significant impact on employment law. These include:
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill 2022-23
Currently at the committee stage in the House of Lords, this Bill seeks to ‘sunset’ all retained EU law by the end of 2023, unless restated or replaced into UK domestic law
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