April is a busy time of year for businesses with a raft of employment law changes to contend and comply with. And this year is no different. Kate Palmer, Employment Services Director at Peninsula, looks at everything employers need to know.
“As happens most years, from 1 April the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates will increase across the board. The rate that needs to be paid depends on each worker’s age and whether or not they are an apprentice. The new rates will be:
“Just a few days later on 6 April, statutory payments will also increase, with family leave payments such as statutory maternity and paternity pay increasing to 187.18 per week.
“Statutory sick pay will also increase by 2 to 118.75 per week with the lower earnings limit threshold that must be met to be eligible for these payments rising to 125 per week.
“Whilst the statutory sick pay increase is only small, as part of the government’s Employment Rights Bill, there are further proposals to increase the provision of sick pay to workers. Under these proposals, all workers regardless of usual earnings will be entitled to either 80% of their weekly earnings, or the flat rate, whichever is lower from day one of sickness.
“April will also likely see an increase to other...
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