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Deadline day signing at Barrass Whiting LLP

As the transfer window slams shut, Barrass Whiting are delighted to announce the signing of specialist employment law solicitor, Nilu Love. The deal sheet was submitted in time and Nilu joins us from DAC Beachcroft, for an undisclosed fee. Nilu trained at Rollits LLP, qualified as a solicitor in March 2019 and has specialised exclusively […]

2025 Increases to National Minimum Wage and pay for Statutory leave

The forthcoming changes to employers’ national insurance contributions have (understandably) grabbed the headlines, representing a significant increase in costs for most businesses. However, April will also see increases in the national minimum wage, and pay for statutory leave as set out below: National Minimum Wage Age Current rate Rate from 1st April 2025 21 […]

Rates and Limits – changes in April 2024

April 2024 sees changes to various statutory rates and limits as set out below: National Minimum Wage Category of worker Current min hourly rate From 1st April 2024 23 and over £10.42 £11.44 21 to 23 £9.18 £11.44 18 to 20 £7.49 £8.60 16 to 17 £5.28 £6.40 Apprentices £5.28 £6.40 NB: […]

Potential reforms to employment law post-Brexit

Earlier this year we reported on a provision in the EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (otherwise known as the “sunset clause”), which would have resulted in EU laws being automatically repealed at the end of 2023 unless specific laws were passed to keep the relevant piece of legislation in force. As much UK employment […]

Employment law changes to expect in 2023

The rate of change in employment law exceeds any other area of law and 2023 promises to be no exception. We set out below some expected changes to employment law and some other areas to watch out for in 2023: National minimum wage – the main rate (for those aged 23 or over) will […]

Review of employment law cases - 2022

2022 was another busy year for employment law, and there was the usual stream of decided cases with implications for employers. We’ve reviewed over 200 such cases from last year and we’ve set out below which we think are the most significant, together with a very short summary of the key take away point(s) from […]

Case report: Direct offers to employees bypassing collective bargaining was an unlawful inducement

In October 2021 the case of Kostal v Dunkley was decided by the Supreme Court. It is an important case for employers who recognise a trade union for collective bargaining purposes. The case concerns section 145B of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA). Section 145B is designed to prevent the employer […]

Increase to employment rates and limits from April 2022

Changes to the following came into effect in April 2022: Increased Statutory Payments Payment New Rate With effect from Statutory Sick Pay £99.35 (up from £96.35) per week 6 April 2022 Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Statutory Adoption Pay £156.66 (up from £151.97) per week* *SMP is 90% of […]

Increase to injury to feelings awards in discrimination claims

When a Claimant successfully brings a discrimination claim, there are various elements to the compensation which an Employment Tribunal can award. One of these elements is an award for ‘injury to feelings’, which is aimed at compensating the Claimant for hurt, distress and humiliation arising from the discrimination they have suffered. Employment Tribunals ultimately have […]

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