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A raft of legislative changes to employment law will be coming into force in April 2024 which will affect you if you are an employer. These include changes to the National Living Wage, holiday rules, flexible working, carer’s leave, paternity rights, maternity and adoption rights and sick leave.
Making sure you review and update your current policies in time for these to come into force is crucial if you don’t want to fall foul of the law. Is your business ready for them?
Steph Marsh, Associate at Coodes, summarises these important employment law changes.
The first area of employment law changes concerns the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage which will be increasing from 1 April 2024:
These changes will come into force on 1 April 2024*:
* Although the new rules only come into place for holiday years starting after 1 April, so some might have to wait until next year to see the benefit.
The following changes will come into force on 6 April 2024:
These changes will come into force on 6 April 2024:
Another area of employment law which will be changing on 6 April 2024 is paternity rights. These will be:
These changes will come into force on 6 April 2024
These changes will come into force on 7 April 2024:
If you’re an employer, how can you prepare yourself for these changes to employment law? Firstly, you will need to review your current policies and practices to ensure that they remain compliant when the updates come into play.
If you require help with any of these workplace-related policies or have any questions on how the changes impact you, get in touch with Associate Steph Marsh from our Employment team via email or by calling 01579 324017.
Steph is also offering a free contract review of your existing contracts of employment, which will highlight any non-compliant clauses and/or amendments that should be made. If any alterations are recommended, we will provide you with a no obligation costs estimate for updating the contract, to ensure that your business is compliant with employment law.
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