The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals ……………………………………………………………Policy News Journal
Employment News ............................................................................................ 58 Citizen News ..........................................................................................................................................................58 Immigration Bill receives Royal Assent...............................................................................................................58 Over £21m in penalties issued for employing illegal workers .............................................................................58 New illegal working offences come into force under Immigration Act .................................................................59 Immigration rule changes ...................................................................................................................................59 Extend statutory maternity pay to 52 weeks says CBI........................................................................................60 Sponsor a Tier 2 or 5 worker: guidance for employers .......................................................................................61 Sponsor a Tier 2 or 5 worker: guidance for employers .......................................................................................61 Employment Law & Guidance ..............................................................................................................................62 Scotland Bill 2016 becomes an Act of Parliament ..............................................................................................62 Non-compete clauses in employment contracts under review............................................................................62 Acas guide on sex discrimination in the workplace.............................................................................................62 Enterprise Bill becomes law................................................................................................................................63 Trade Union Bill becomes law ............................................................................................................................64 Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2016 ...................65 Non-compete clauses: call for evidence .............................................................................................................65 Ethnicity Pay Gap Bill .........................................................................................................................................66 What does Brexit mean for UK employment law? ..............................................................................................66 Brexit: Employment Law.....................................................................................................................................68 The possible implicactions of the Uber judgement .............................................................................................69 Online database for employment tribunal judgments confirmed .........................................................................70 Garden leave clauses: the road to executive termination ...................................................................................70 Jury Service upper age limit increase.................................................................................................................71 Acas advice over the festive season ..................................................................................................................71 Reforming the Employment Tribunal System .....................................................................................................72 Update on Strike Law .........................................................................................................................................72 High heels and workplace dress codes ..............................................................................................................73 Trade Union Act 2016.........................................................................................................................................73 Annual compensation awards – increase of limits ..............................................................................................74 Employment Status Service now live..................................................................................................................75 Guidance on gig economy working and employment status rights .....................................................................76 Consultation published on caste discrimination ..................................................................................................76 Employment Tribunals..........................................................................................................................................78 Childcare vouchers and maternity leave.............................................................................................................78 Employers must include commission in holiday pay calculation .........................................................................78 Acas Early Conciliation: what is a 'month'?.........................................................................................................79 Taxpayer pays £1.5m in Protective Awards case ...............................................................................................79 When staff handbook absence policy is contractual ...........................................................................................80 Subject access requests: shorter timeframe under General Data Protection Regulation ...................................80 Regular voluntary overtime to be included in holiday pay...................................................................................81 Right to privacy not engaged by employer investigating emails .........................................................................83 Claim for payment of notice ................................................................................................................................84 Definition of Employee........................................................................................................................................84 Indirect religious discrimination...........................................................................................................................85 Injury to feelings under Working Time Regulations for no rest breaks?..............................................................85 Unfair Dismissal: Procedure and Polkey.............................................................................................................86 Reinstatement after Unfair Dismissal .................................................................................................................86 Acas Code does not apply to Ill Health Dismissals.............................................................................................87 Report on courts and tribunal fees......................................................................................................................87 Asda Equal Pay Claims ......................................................................................................................................88 Abuse of Migrant Workers not Unlawful Discrimination ......................................................................................89 Court upholds decision to deny same-sex survivor's pension ............................................................................89 Carrying over Paid Annual Leave when Sick......................................................................................................89 Daily penalties: HMRC victory in Court of Appeal...............................................................................................90 Islamic headscarf ban is direct discrimination.....................................................................................................91 Indirect Sex Discrimination .................................................................................................................................91 Territorial Jurisdiction .........................................................................................................................................92 Reasonable adjustments may extend to protection of pay .................................................................................93 What Uber's employment tribunal could mean for employers.............................................................................93 Employment Tribunal claims continue to fall.......................................................................................................94 Holiday Pay and Commission - British Gas v Lock.............................................................................................95 Unequal pay during shared parental leave .........................................................................................................96 Communicating a Dismissal ...............................................................................................................................96 Misuse of personal data......................................................................................................................................97 Asda workers - equal pay for work of equal value ..............................................................................................97
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