April 2019 - Harwood HR

There has been a lot of new legislation this month so here’s a recap in case you have missed anything.

1^st April:	National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage Increase See our blog for more details: https://harwoodhrsolutions.co.uk/blog/national-living-wage-april-2019
1^st April:	Government Equalities office move The government equalities office made the move to the Cabinet Office. This move is to give the office “more influence and leverage within government, working with the Race Disparity Unit, and the Office of Disability Issues, to drive meaningful progress on equalities,” Minister for Women, Penny Mordaunt said in a ministerial statement. The gender equality strategy will change focus away from women on director boards to lower paid and part time women in smaller businesses – hurrah!
4^th April:	Gender Pay Gap report deadline. Check out our blog for more details: https://harwoodhrsolutions.co.uk/blog/gender-pay-gap-report-deadline
5^th April:	Pregnancy protection consultation closes
6^th April:	Employer penalties in force for breach of the ‘Good Work Plan’ Pay slip changes come into force Tribunal compensation limit is increased for unfair dismissal Statutory sick pay and lower earnings limit increase
7^th April:	Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, and Shared Parental Pay increase. Check out our blog for more details: https://harwoodhrsolutions.co.uk/blog/statutory-payment-increase

Gender pay gap reports for the private and voluntary sector in England, Wales, and Scotland are due today, 4^thApril 2019. Employers with at least 250 employees are now required by law to publish reports based on a ‘snapshot date’ of 5^thApril every year. This is the second year this law is in force, 2018 being the first that reports of this kind were published.

Under the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017, employers must report on the difference in pay and bonuses between men and women in their workforce. While the Northern Irish Employment Act 2016 reflect that of the Equality Act 2010, they also impose fines of up to £5000 for employers that do not comply.

For more information on the gender pay gap reporting for businesses, please visit the gov.uk on: https://gender-pay-gap.service.gov.uk

If you or your business would like any information on how the gender pay gap reporting will affect you, please get in touch with us.

Month: April 2019

April Round-up

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