Our monthly employment law round up for April 2022.
Spring budget
The spring budget brought little of note for employment lawyers beyond confirming that the Healthcare levy was to proceed as planned with a 1.25% increase in Class 1 primary National Insurance contributions (NIC) rates for employees and Class 1 secondary NIC rates for employers.
UK Government confirm they will not legislate for mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting
The UK Government has published a policy paper Inclusive Britain: government response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities in response to the Commissions 2021 report. It confirms that although BEIS is to publish guidance on voluntary ethnicity pay gap reporting this summer, it does not intend to legislate for mandatory reporting while businesses are still recovering from the pandemic. The guidance is intended to give employers tools to understand and tackle pay gaps within their organisations, and will include case studies from companies who are already reporting.
Requirement for fit notes to be signed in ink by issuing doctor to be removed
From 6 April 2022 The Social Security (Medical Evidence) and Statutory Sick Pay (Medical Evidence) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 will provide for a new form of fit note that no longer contains a signature box. The Regulations also remove the requirement for the fit note to be signed by the issuing doctor. The old style of fit note will still be available to use.
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