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1^st April 2020

National Minimum Wage increases

From £7.70 to £8.20 per hour? for 21 to 24 year olds

From £6.15 to £6.45 per hour  for 18 to 20 year olds

From £4.35 to £4.55 per hour for 16 and 17 year olds

From £3.90 to £4.15 per hour for apprentices

5^th April 2020

New Statutory Rates

Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP). Shared Parental Pay (SHPP), Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) all increased to £151.20 a Week

6^th April 2020

Statutory Sick Pay (SSP)

Increased to £95.85 a Week

6^th April 2020

Redundancy cap on week pay

Cap on a week’s pay used in redundancy calculation  set at £538 a Week

6^th April 2020

Maximum compensatory award

(Unfair dismissal on) Compensatory award for unfair dismissal  increases from £86,444 to £88,519 for termination dates on or after 6^th April 2020

6^th April 2020             

Termination Payments

Termination payments above £30,000 to be subject to employer’s national insurance

6^th April 2020

Written Statements

All workers entitled to receive a written statement of terms on or before the day of employment.  Written statement to include particulars of employment.

6^th April 2020

Information and Consultation

Reduction in threshold to request information and consultation arrangements.

6^th April 2020

Agency Workers

Businesses, Agencies to provide agency workers with a key information document setting out key facts at the start of an assignment. (Abolition of the Swedish derogation relating to agency workers)

6^th April 2020

Holiday Pay

Reference period for calculation of holiday pay extended  from 12 weeks to 52 weeks

20^th April 2020

Parental Bereavement Leave

Employees have a right to parental bereavement leave

30^th July 2020

Posted Workers

Posted workers directive to be transposed into National Law

31^st December 2020

Free Movement

Free movement of EU workers due to end.