4. Changes to the Law – Already in force
• UD - 2 year qualifying period from 6 Apr 12
• UD - Judges sitting alone
• UD - Week’s Pay £450 from 1 Feb 13
• UD Compensatory Award £74,200 from 1 Feb13
• CRB + ISA = DBS 1 Dec 2012
• Parental Leave Directive – 08 Mar 13
5. Changes to the Law – ERR Bill
• Unfair Dismissal – to come:
• No qualifying period for “political opinion”
dismissals
• Cap on compensation to be lower of
• A) £74,200
• B) 12 month’s pay
6. Changes to the Law – ERR Bill
• ACAS “Early Conciliation”
• Settlement Agreements
• Pre-termination negotiations
• Third Party Harassment
• Discrimination Questionnaires
• Compulsory Pay Audits
• Deposit Orders and Costs
• Financial Penalty on Losing Respondents (£100 -
£5000)
7. Changes to the Law ERR Bill
Whistleblowing
• Belief in Public Interest (i.e. End of “Sodexho”
caselaw)
• Good faith
• Worker
• Vicarious Liability
8. Changes to the Law: ERR Bill
• Week’s pay indexation
• Abolition of Agricultural Workers Board
• Curbing remit of EHRC
9. Changes to the Law TUPE Reform
• Service Provision Change repeal
• Repeal Employee Liability Information
• Extending ETO
10. Changes to the Law: Trade Unions
• Collective consultation period 45 days
• Exclusion of expiring fixed termers
• ACAS Code
11. Changes to Law – Tribunal Rules
• Tribunal Fees
• New Tribunal Rules
14. Interesting Cases
• Walker v Sita Information Networking Computing
• Hawkins v Atex Group
• Smith v Trafford Housing
• Leach v Ofcom
• Graham v DWP
15. Thank you for your time
James Lynas
Partner
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