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1 February 2008
Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2007
The Order increases, from 1 February 2008, the limits applying to certain awards of employment tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation.
The maximum compensation in an unfair dismissal case increased to £63,000. The maximum weekly pay to be taken into account when calculating statutory redundancy payments and the basic award in unfair dismissal claims increased to £330.
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29 February 2008
Fines for illegal employees
Under new rules, employers may be fined up to £10,000 for each worker employed illegally.
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6 April 2008
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
On 6 April, the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came into force, creating a new offence of corporate manslaughter in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in Scotland the offence of corporate homicide.
Click here to view a summary of your responsibilities.
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6 April 2008
Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004
Employees in organisations with 50 or more employees have the right to be informed and consulted about key business issues in the organisation for which they work.
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6 April 2008
Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Consultation by Employers and Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2006
Employers with 50 or more employees must now inform and consult employees about significant changes in any occupational scheme they offer, or personal pension schemes to which they contribute, by a direct payment arrangement on behalf of their staff.
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6 April 2008
Changes to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975
New rules amend provisions in the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 regarding harassment and discrimination on the grounds of pregnancy or maternity leave.
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6 April 2008
Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2007
The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2007 introduce new provisions aimed at protecting agency workers.
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1 October 2008
National minimum wage increases
The main (adult) rate of the national minimum wage rises from £5.52 to £5.73 per hour. In addition, the development rate increases from £4.60 to £4.77 and rate for workers aged 16 and 17 increases from £3.40 to £3.53 per hour. There are also changes to the regime of penalising employers that fail to comply with national minimum wage legislation.
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5 October 2008
Contractual benefits during Additional Maternity leave
Recent amendments to the law means that women whose expected week of childbirth begins on or after 5 October 2008 will be entitled to the same contractual benefits during Additional Maternity leave as they receive during Ordinary maternity leave.
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