April Round-up

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

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