Relevant statutory provision
Subject of provision
Old Limit
New Limit from 6 April 2019
Article 158(1) of the 1996 Order
Limit on amount of compensatory award for unfair dismissal.
£83,847
£86,614
Article 231(1) of the 1996 Order
Limit on amount in respect of any one week payable to an employee in respect of debt to which Part XIV of the 1996 Order applies and which is referable to a period of time.
£530
£547
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The Employment Rights (Shared Parental Leave and Flexible Working) Bill 2017-19 9 April 2019
The Employment Rights (Shared Parental Leave and Flexible Working) Bill 2017-19 was presented to Parliament on 3 April 2019.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was presented to Parliament on Wednesday 3 April 2019 by Jo Swinson MP.
This Bill, if approved, will entitle employees to request shared parental leave and flexible working on the first day of employment; to make provision for self-employed persons to take shared parental leave; and for connected purposes.
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Consultation on confidentiality clauses 9 April 2019
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is consulting to better understand how confidentiality clauses and the legal framework around them work in practice and to assess what changes are required to ensure individuals are appropriately protected from their misuse. Many businesses legitimately use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and confidentiality clauses in agreements to prevent disclosure of confidential information. However, in recent months there has been increasing evidence to suggest that NDAs and confidentiality clauses are being abused by a very small minority of employers to intimidate whistleblowers, conceal harassment and discrimination incidents – including sexual assault, physical threats and racism.
The proposals in this consultation will help put an end to the unethical use of these agreements and encourage good practice from employers and lawyers. They include:
• clarifying in law that confidentiality clauses cannot prevent people from speaking to the police and reporting a crime (or prevent the disclosure of information in any criminal proceedings) • requiring a clear, written description of rights before anything is signed in confidentiality clauses in employment contracts or within a settlement agreement • extending the law that means a worker agreeing to a settlement agreement receives independent advice; the advice must cover the limits of any confidentiality clauses in the settlement agreement so a person is in full possession of all the relevant facts; this will help to prevent employees from being duped into signing gagging clauses which they were unaware of
The plans are part of the government’s ambition to create a fairer workplace as part of the modern Industrial Strategy (published in 2017).
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Payroll: need to know
cipp.org.uk
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