| National Minimum Wage | ||
| Age | Former Rate (£) | Current Rate (£) |
| Workers aged 25 and over (National Living Wage) | 8.72 | 8.91 |
| Workers aged 21 – 24 | 8.20 | 8.36 |
| Development rates for workers aged 18 – 20 | 6.45 | 6.56 |
| Young workers rate for workers aged 16 – 17 | 4.55 | 4.62 |
| Apprentices under 19, or over 19 and in their first year of the apprenticeship | 4.15 | 4.30 |
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MayRefresher on family-friendly rights and the implications of Covid-19
While the predicted lockdown baby boom has not materialised and the birth rate is similar to 2020 (down just 0.5%), family caring responsibilities have been more evident in the last year as home-schooling affected many families and some children even made an appearance in professional video-calls.
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MarWhat are the statutory rates and compensation limits for 2020?
| National Minimum Wage | ||
| Age | Former Rate (£) | Current Rate (£) |
| Workers aged 25 and over (National Living Wage) | 8.21 | 8.72 |
| Workers aged 21 – 24 | 7.70 | 8.20 |
| Development rates for workers aged 18 – 20 | 6.15 | 6.45 |
| Young workers rate for workers aged 16 – 17 | 4.35 | 4.55 |
| Apprentices under 19, or over 19 and in their first year of the apprenticeship | 3.90 | 4.15 |
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MarChanges to Employment Law from April 2020
April brings with it the usual annual increases to the national minimum wage and statutory pay for family-friendly leave and sickness absence. But the effects of Good Work: the Taylor review of modern working practices, published in 2017, are still being felt and changes are being introduced to protect vulnerable workers in increasingly flexible business models.
Changes to IR35 tax rules are also expected along with the introduction of the right to parental bereavement leave. A raft of measures designed to protect vulnerable workers also come into force.
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JulBreastfeeding At Work: What Employers Need To Know
Often employers do not know what their legal obligations are in relation to employees breastfeeding at work. In this article Emma Roberts explores the law, case law and what you can do to support your new mothers.
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JunIs Enhanced Maternity Pay Discriminatory?
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that it is not discriminatory to pay men on shared parental leave less than an enhanced rate of maternity pay paid to women on maternity leave. In this article, Emma Roberts, looks at the case and highlights the key points to take away.
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MayAdvice for Employers on Accommodating Parents with Premature or Sick Babies
Every year, over 95,000 babies (or 1 in 8 babies born) are cared for in neonatal units in the UK due to premature birth or sickness. While some pregnancies inherently pose a higher risk for premature birth, such as twins and multiples, there is no guarantee a mother will be able to carry to-term.
Depending on how premature or sick the babies may be at birth, parents might find that their babies have to stay weeks or months in hospital, and some of these babies may continue to be at risk even after being discharged. In some cases, the babies may be transferred to a different or specialist hospital if the treatment or care they require is not available in the area in which they are born.
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JulShould shared parental leave pay reflect enhanced maternity pay?
Shared parental leave hasn’t had much press since its introduction in 2015. Most news-worthy stories simply commented upon the apparent lack of uptake, with new father’s not exercising their right to take such leave. One such report suggested that less than 1% of fathers had taken shared parental leave, speculating that the low uptake might be due to the fact that some employers paid enhanced maternity pay to mothers but shared parental leave pay was not comparable.
Read MoreThe April spring clean
Once again it is April and with this comes the employment law equivalent of ‘spring cleaning’. The April 2013 ‘spring clean’ brings about the following changes:
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