Implications of the General Election result for employment law
With the Conservative Party having won a majority in the General Election 2019, this has the following implications for employment law reform:
Manifesto commitments
The
Updated calculator on calculating holiday entitlement
The Government has published a revised holiday entitlement calculator, intended as a temporary replacement while the original calculator “undergoes maintenance”, to
Who can be a salaried member
The salaried member legislation can apply to certain members of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). This can happen where HMRC consider that a member of an LLP is not a
Lump sums paid in continuing employment
A lump sum payment can sometimes be made in lieu of all or part of an employee’s salary, wage, commission or other amounts to which they are entitled by virtue of their
What does the Queen’s Speech mean for employment law?
The Queen’s Speech 2019 outlined several Brexit-related Bills, including an Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill, designed to end free movement
National Living/Minimum Wage entitlement
A reminder that the current National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) rates came into effect on 1 April 2019. The NLW is the minimum hourly rate that must be paid
Immigration rights of EEA citizens in the event of a no-deal Brexit
The Government has now announced the revised transitional arrangements that will apply in the event of a no-deal Brexit to EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and their close family members
Government to end free movement if a no-deal Brexit
If the UK leaves the EU without a deal in place on 31 October 2019, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens (and their family members) who are living in the UK by this date will still be
The importance of a written contract
The importance of having a written contract when deciding employment status should not be understated. Failing to make proper provision for written contracts can mean relying on
Pregnant women and new parents to get enhanced redundancy protections
The government has published its response to its January 2019 consultation on “pregnancy and maternity discrimination: extending redundancy protection for women and new