This article was published on January 21st, 2014
- 31st January 2014
- Changes to TUPE 2006 are planned to come into force.
- 6th April 2014
- Discrimination questionnaires to be abolished.
- Mandatory pre-claim Acas conciliation will be introduced under ERRA 2013.
- Financial penalties for losing employers to be imposed by tribunals.
- The right to request flexible working will be brought in under the Children and Families Bill 2012-13 for all employees with more than 26 weeks service.
- Abolition of Statutory Sick Pay record-keeping in favour of giving employers the discretion to use a system which suits them.
- Spring 2014
- New approach to sickness absence management introduced.
- Expected 2014
- Regulations giving tribunals the power to order an employer carry out an equal pay audit.
- The government’s response to the annual leave aspects of the Modern Workplaces consultation is expected.
- Autumn 2015
- New tax-free childcare scheme introduced.
- Draft order to outlaw caste discrimination expected.
- Expected 2015
- Introduction of new system of shared parental leave.