The Equality Act 2010 (Equal Pay Audits) Regulations 2014
Source: CIPD The Equality Act 2010 (Equal Pay Audits) Regulations 2014 comes in to force. More:
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Zero Hours Contracts
Exclusivity clauses on zero hours contracts which prevent employees from working for other employees will be banned. A code of practice will be developed by the end of 2014. Find out more at
Shared Parental Leave Allowance
From 1st October 2014, parents whose babies are due on or after 5th April 2015 will be able to share parental leave after the first two weeks. Parents who are adopting children will also be able to share leave. Parents…
Employers and Illegal Workers
New information was published in May 2014 to help employers prevent illegal working and understand the fines (civil penalties) they face when they employ illegal workers. Find out more at
ACAS Early Conciliation
Source: ACAS From 6th May 2014 it is compulsory for employees to contact ACAS before bringing an employment tribunal claim. This website explains more:
HSE Health Safety and Welfare of Employees
The HSE has published an updated Approved Code of Practice for protecting employees health, safety and welfare, which clarifies employers responsibilities and removes or replaces out of date requirements and duties. Find out more at;
TUPE amendment
The Government has amended the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of the Environment) Regulations. These Regulations discuss how to manage employees when the business location is moved. Under the changes, the employer will be permitted to negotiate terms and conditions of…
Protection for whistle-blowers disclosing information to the ICO
Protection for whistle-blowers disclosing information to the ICO. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) and the Public Interest Disclosure (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 SOURCE: ICO You may have seen reports in the media towards the end of last year…
Employee Injury At Work Claims
As part of reforms introduced in April 2013 to control the ever rising costs of insurance, an out of court claims portal has been set up to process employee injury at work uncontested compensation claims up to the value of…
Employee Relocation
Changes to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations will be put before Parliament in December 2013 with a view to publishing in January 2014. They include alterations to the TUPE Regulations which will mean that redundancies as a…