Legislation - Updating employment law

Some important changes to employment law legislation came into effect in April this year. What notable changes have been made?

There are a number of changes that came into effect from 6 April 2009. The main ones are connected to increases in the level of the entitlement to paid annual leave, increased rates of statutory maternity and sick pay, extending rights in relation to flexible working and changing from the statutory dispute resolution procedure to the new Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service code of practice.

The entitlement to paid annual leave increases from the current level of 4.8 weeks to 5.6 weeks

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