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Here we publish information on the latest employment law news stories

30 second summary of BEIS recommendations for corporate governance reform

In September 2016 BEIS launched an inquiry into corporate governance. We summarise the recommendations in their report published on 5th April 2017 and its relationship with the Green Paper on corporate governance. For more information, as regards the role of company directors, Emplaw Online subscribers may find our card on Company Directors useful.

 

Emplaw Monthly- End of March 2017

Click here for the End of March 2017 edition of Emplaw Monthly which reviews the latest employment law news including The Great Repeal Bill for employment specialists, British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock – next steps and all the April 2017 legislative changes, as well as professional case summaries of the latest key cases (for subscribers).

30 second summary of the Great Repeal Bill for employment specialists

On 30th March, the government published a white paper on the Great Repeal Bill  plus a guide for business. Find our summary for employment law specialists here.

April Changes

There is a busy time ahead and much for employers to be getting their heads around in the coming months. Aside from Brexit concerns and what this will mean for businesses in the medium to long term, there are also many changes that employers will need to gear up for. Click here for a checklist of the key changes for employment specialists, all linked to more detailed and useful notes on the significant changes.

Apprenticeships - the levy, the definition and targets

Click here for a  note on the apprenticeship levy, the new regulations governing when an apprenticeship can be called an apprenticeship, and public sector apprenticeship targets, all of which come into effect in April 2017.

Achbita & Bougnaoui: A strange kind of equality

Schona Jolly QC of Cloisters considers the CJEU decisions in two recent cases concerning religious dress codes in the work place and how, potentially, they throw more obstacles in the way of minority communities and leave employers, particularly in the UK, unclear about their obligations.

Click here for the article

Immigration Act 2016 – Skills Charge

Click here for a note on the Immigration Skills Charge Regulations 2017 which, from 6 April 2017, introduce a levy known as a skills charge for sponsoring employers, includes links to the new immigration rules.

IR35 reform – public sector

Click here for note on the measures which move responsibility for deciding if the off-payroll rules for engagements in the public sector apply from an individual worker’s PSC to the public sector body, agency or third party paying them. The provisions apply to contracts entered into, or payments made, on or after 6 April 2017

Gender Pay Gap Reporting Regulations

Click here for a note which considers the key requirements and analyses the key terms used in The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 and The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017.

 

The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017

Click here for a short note on the regulations which will require relevant public sector employers to publish, on an annual basis, a range of data in relation to their usage and spend on trade union facility time.