This Employment Law section covers legal statistics, updates and future law changes:
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Employment Law Legal Statistics
- National Minimum Wage (Hourly Rate)
- Working Time Regulations
- Holiday Entitlement
- Statutory Sick Pay
- Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
- Maternity Leave
- Paternity Leave
- Parental Leave
- Minimum Notice Periods
- Redundancy
- Equality Act 2010
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Employment Law Updates
- Agency Workers Regulations - October 2011
- Bribery Act came in on 1st July 2011
- Paternity Leave - April 2011
- Flexible Working - April 2011
- The Equality Act 2010 - October 2010
- ACAS Code of Practice – New Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures (6th April 2009)
- Holidays and Sick Pay
- "Fit note" system
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Future Employment Law Changes
- Vetting and barring scheme introduced - Date to be confirmed
- Parental leave increases from three to four months - 8 March 2012
- Personal Accounts scheme starts up under Pensions Act 2008 - October 2012
- School leaving age is raised to 17 - 2013
- Flexible working for all employees - 2015
- School leaving age is raised to 18 - 2015
- "Flexible" maternity and paternity leave is introduced - 2015
- Equalisation of state pension age for women - April 2016
- State pension age rises to 66 years - December 2018
- State pension age rises to 67 years - Between 2034 and 2036
- State pension age rises to 68 years - Between 2044 and 2046
