Below is a summary of planned employment legislation changes.
There are a couple of things to note:
- There was no statutory increase in rates in April of this year, except for Redundancy which increased by £4 per week
- There may be an alignment of the National Minimum Wage Increases and the National Living Wage increases as the October rate increases have been announced as being in place for 6 months to March 30th 2017
| Jan – June 2016 | Consultation on extension of shared parental leave and pay to working grandparents – if approved, legislation timetable to follow. |
| 18 June 2016 | Posted Workers (Enforcement of Employment Rights) Regulations 2016 expected to come into force. |
| July 2016 | Public sector exit payments clawback regulations enforcement expected. |
| 7 September 2016 | New financial sector whistleblowing rules to be introduced. |
| 1 October 2016 | Increase in National Minimum Wage |
| October 2016 | Gender pay gap reporting regulations coming into force (first reports due 2018). |
| October 2016 | Earliest likely implementation date for measures in the Immigration Bill 2015-16. |
| April 2017 | Increase in National Living Wage for over 25’s Potential increase in National Minimum Wage |
| April 2017 | Potential increase in Statutory rates in line with CPI |
| 6 April 2017 | Apprenticeship levy due to take effect. |
| 30 April 2017 | ‘Snapshot’ gender pay gap reporting begins for employers with 250+ employees. |
| September 2017 | 30 hours’ free childcare becomes available for 3 and 4-year olds in working families. |
| October 2017 | Potential increase in National Minimum Wage – if not raised in April 2017 |
| April 2018 | Increase in National Living Wage for Over 25’s |
| April 2018 | Potential increase in Statutory rates in line with CPI |
| 30 April 2018 | First gender pay gap reports to be published by organisations with 250 or more employees. |
