Employment Bite Size January 2012

The last year has certainly been a busy time in the world of employment law and 2012 shows no sign of slowing down.  This review highlights the key legislation and cases from 2011 and provides a look ahead as to what is on the horizon.   

Highlights of 2011

- Goodbye to the Default Retirement Age 

- Positive action in recruitment and promotion

- Additional paternity leave

- Bribery Act 

- Agency Worker Regulations 

- Holiday carry-over and sickness absence

- TUPE and pre-transfer dismissal

- The dangers of social networking 

 A look ahead at 2012

- New compensation limits – 1 February 2012

- Qualifying period for unfair dismissal from 6 April 2012

- Maternity pay and sick pay will increase on 9 April 2012

- Employment tribunal reforms from April 2012 

- National minimum wage to increase in October 2012

- Pensions auto-enrolment to begin in October 2012

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