annual employment law update 2016
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Annual Employment Law Update 2016
Tom Draper, Partner
Kelly Gibson, Chartered Legal Executive
Rebecca Hutchinson, Legal Advisor
8 December 2016
“ the material for this seminar has been prepared solely for the benefit of delegates on this seminar. It should not be relied upon
for giving advice and Taylor&Emmet LLP accept no responsibility for loss or consequential losses incurred as a result of
reliance on this material”.
Introduction
Welcome
Employment team changes
Legal developments – 2016 overview
Programme
Holiday pay update
Brexit
Gender pay gap reporting
Trade Union Act
Exclusivity clauses
Changes to compensation limits and National Living Wage
Case law update
Looking ahead to 2017
Questions
Holiday pay update
British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock and another
• the saga continues….
Holiday pay update
Brettle v Dudley Metropolitan Borough
Council
• Voluntary overtime, guaranteed overtime and non-guaranteed overtime…
Brexit
What does Brexit mean for
Employment Law?
• TUPE Regulations 2006
• Working Time Regulations 1998
• Human Rights Act 1998
• Equality Act 2010
Will legislation be repealed?
Brexit
Re-litigation of British Gas Trading Ltd v Lock & Anor [2016]?
Gender pay gap reporting
Introduced in March 2016 with anticipated roll out
date of April 2017
Organisations with 250 employees or more required to publish
information about pay disparity between the
sexes
Trade Union Act
Trade Union Bill Increases ballot threshold to 50%
14 day notice period for planned industrial
action (increased from 7 days)
Mandatory picketing supervisors
Ban lifted on hiring agency workers to
cover striking workers (public
sector)
Exclusivity clauses
Anti-avoidance measures
introduced in January 2016
Compensation limits
Maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal £78,335 to £78,962
Maximum limit on a week's pay £475 to
£479
Penalties for non-payment of
Employment Tribunal awards
National Living Wage
The Government introduced the new
National Living Wage in April 2016
£7.20 per hour for workers over 25
Envisaged to rise to over £9.00 by
2020
National Minimum Wage
Standard adult rate £6.95 (up
from £6.70)
Development rate £5.55 (up
from £5.30)
Young workers rate £4.00 (up
from £3.87)
Apprenticeship rate £3.40 (up
from £3.30)
Case law update
1. Childcare vouchers
Peninsula Business Services
Ltd v Donaldson
• confirmed that childcare vouchers can be discontinued during unpaid maternity leave
NB – cannot unilaterally withdraw this benefit – breach of contract
2. Discrimination compensation
Vento v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police
[2003]
£500 - £5,000
£5,000 - £15,000
£15,000 - £25,000
Da’Bell v National Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Children [2009]
£600 - £6,000
£6,000 - £18,000
£18,000 - £30,000
AA Solicitors Ltd v Majid [2016] affirms Simmons v Castle [2012] plus RPI
uplift (2016)
£811 - £8,107
£8,107 - £24,320
£24,320 - £48,640
3. SOSR dismissals
Does ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary
and Grievance Procedures apply to dismissals for
Some Other Substantial Reason?
Phoenix House Ltd v Stockman and another [2015]
4. Reasonable adjustments?
G4S Cash Solutions (UK)
Ltd v Powell
5. Protected conversations
Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP v Bailey
What to expect in 2017
Taxation on PILON
Contractual position
Settlement Agreements
What to expect in 2017
Shared Grandparental Leave
30 hours free childcare per week for working parents
Tax-free childcare scheme
Sunday working
Amended Equality Act?
Questions
Annual Employment Law Update
• Employment Law Advice
• HR Training
• T&E Complete – all inclusive employment protection package
• Corporate Finance
• Commercial Law advice
• Commercial Litigation
• Commercial Property
• Property Litigation
• Debt Recovery
• Social Housing