On April 6th 2016, Section 150 of the Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 came into force, introducing a scheme to enforce Employment Tribunal awards and ACAS negotiated settlements (Under the COT3 procedure). “Enforcement Officers” are now at liberty to issue a Warning Notice where a payment due under a Tribunal Award or COT3 settlement (or…
DetailsMinimum Wage As mentioned previously, the new “Living Wage” now provides a minimum wage of £7.20 per hour with effect from 1st April 2016. For employees under age 25 the rates remain the same as those set last October. Parental payments Statutory Maternity Pay, (after the first 6 weeks), paternity pay and adoption pay have…
DetailsOn the 1st April the Government introduced the National Living Wage. The new Living Wage for workers who are 25 and over is £7.20 and this is a COMPULSORY rate. Therefore employers must ensure that the new rates are being paid. If an employer fails to pay the correct rate this could lead to hefty…
DetailsChanges to the National Minimum Wage from 1st October 2015 £6.70 for those 21 years and over; £5.30 for those aged 18-20 years; £3.87 for those above school leaving age but under 18; £3.30 for apprentices. National Living Wage In April 2016 the “National Living Wage” will be introduced. For workers age 25 or over…
DetailsThe Shared Parental leave Regulations which were brought into force this year. They apply to parents of any child whose expected date of birth was, or who was matched for adoption, on or after 5th April 2015. It enables both parents of a child to take paid parental leave during the first year of the…
DetailsEarlier this year we mentioned the case of Lock v British Gas [2014]. The Leicester Employment Tribunal has now set out how employers should calculate holiday pay for workers who are paid partly by commission. Their holiday pay in respect of any particular period of holiday is based on a calculation of a week’s pay…
DetailsType of Payment Rate Maximum period Statutory Maternity Pay (Higher rate) 90% of weekly earnings 6 weeks Statutory Maternity Pay (basic rate) £139.58 per week (or 90% of earnings if lower) 33 weeks Maternity allowance £139.58 per week (or 90% of earnings if lower) 39 weeks Statutory paternity pay £139.58 per week (or 90% of…
DetailsThis winter has seen some further cases and announcements in the long running series of questions relating to holiday pay which still seems a long way from resolution. Questions which have been addressed are: How is holiday pay calculated for a worker whose pay varies? If a worker claims unpaid or a shortfall in holiday…
DetailsDue to recent process and policy changes that took place earlier in the year, employees must contact Acas before registering a claim with the Employment Tribunal. Figures that were released by Acas in the recent publication, Early Conciliation Statistics for the First Quarter, and covering April 06 through June 30 of 2014 show that each…
DetailsFrom 1st October 2014 the NMW shall increase as follows
For workers 21 and over – £6.50
For workers 18-20 years- £5.13
For 16-17 year olds – £3.79
For apprentices under 19 or 19 and over who are in the first year of apprenticeship – £2.73
