November, 2013 - Katie Russell
The story so far… Spring 2013
Redundancy consultation
• In force from 6 April 2013
• Employees on fixed-term contracts "which have reached their agreed termination point" will be excluded from collective redundancy consultation obligations (where 20+ employees are to be dismissed from one establishment within a 90 day period)
• Minimum consultation period has been reduced to 45 days from 90 days (where 100+ employees are affected by redundancy at one establishment within 90 days period)
• Upper limit on protective award still 90 days
Acas non-statutory code of practice
• In force from 6 April 2013
• “How to manage collective redundancies” published
• Aimed at employers, to coincide with changes to redundancy consultation
• Includes outline of legal requirements and responsibilities, with timeline
• 10 point checklist of key issues, including:
• When consultation should commence
• Meaning of “establishment”
Increase in statutory pay levels for:
Sick leave (from 6 April 2013)
• Risen from £85.85 to £86.70
• Weekly earnings threshold risen from £107 to £109
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