Employment Law Updates
March 2013
- Parental Leave
The right to unpaid parental leave increases from 13 weeks to 18 weeks from 8 March 2013.
- Portable DBS Checks
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks (formerly Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks) are portable between employers, from March 2013.
6 April 2013
- Consultation Period
The 90-day consultation period where 100 or more redundancies are proposed reduces to 45 days from 6 April 2013. Fixed term employees whose contract would have expired are excluded from the requirement to consult collectively.
Payroll Updates
6 April 2013
- Real-time information for payroll
Employers are required to use real-time information to report payroll deductions before or when they make them, from 6 April 2013 unless a different date is agreed.
- Statutory Sick Pay Increase
Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) from £85.85 to £86.70
- Changes to income tax thresholds and rates come into force
The income tax personal allowance increases from £8,105 to £9,440. The basic rate limit decreases from £34,370 to £32,010. The additional rate of income tax is reduced from 50% to 45%.
- Pensions auto-enrolment earnings thresholds amended
The earnings thresholds for pensions auto-enrolment change on 6 April 2013: the lower level of qualifying earnings increases to £5,668; the earnings trigger for auto-enrolment increases to £9,440; and the upper level of qualifying earnings decreases to £41,450.
7 April 2013
- Statutory Parental rates increase
Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) / Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) / Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) from £135.45 to £136.78
For legally compliant, practical advice with onsite support as needed, call Fiona, Sian and Josie at Critchleys HR and Payroll on:
01865 261188.
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