Employment Law Updates

Wake Smith Solicitors 01 October 2012

The Government issues its employment law legislation on 1 October each year. Here are changes coming into force this October:

National Minimum Wage

The following hourly rates of national minimum wage will apply from 1 October 2012:

• The standard adult rate (workers aged 21 and over) will be £6.19.

• The development rate (workers aged between 18 and 20) will be £4.98 (unchanged from last year).

• The young workers rate (workers aged under 18 but above the compulsory school age who are not apprentices) will be £3.68 (unchanged from last year).

• The rate for apprentices will be £2.65.

• The accommodation offset will be £4.82 each day.

Pension Auto Enrolment

Staging for pension auto-enrolment begins. Employers are required to automatically enroll an eligible jobholder as an active member of an automatic enrolment scheme if they are not already participating in a workplace pension scheme. This duty on employers is implemented in stages with the date dependent on its PAYE scheme size and reference. 1 October 2012 is the start of this staging process.

Age Discrimination in Goods and Services: Are you compliant?

The ban on age discrimination in the provision of goods, services and facilities comes into force. You need to make sure your business is compliant with the new rules which affect a whole host of businesses such as pubs, restaurants, hotels and cinemas, and any business providing professional or trade services.

There are a number of exceptions to this new rule where it will remain lawful to treat people differently on the basis of age. Examples include:

• The rules only apply to over 18s, therefore organisations can continue to operate "no children" hotels and holidays;

• The provision of insurance products;

• The provision of concessions to particular age groups;

• Certain sports; and

• Benefits provided by a charity.

More information

If you have any queries about the content of this update, please contact a member of the employment team at Wake Smith or email [email protected]

Tags

Archive

April 20241March 20247February 20242January 20248December 20236November 20232October 20235September 20232August 20234July 20232June 20235May 20238March 20234February 20235January 20233December 20225November 20224October 20224September 20223August 20221June 20221May 20227April 20223March 20223February 20223January 20224December 20214November 20213October 20215September 20216August 20212July 202111June 20218May 20216April 20212March 20218February 20218January 20219December 20208November 202013October 20209September 20208August 20203July 20208June 202016May 202013April 20209March 202016February 20209January 202011December 20199November 20199October 201911September 20195August 20194July 20196May 20198April 20196March 20193February 20195January 20194December 20186November 20185October 20182September 20185August 20184July 20189June 20184May 201810April 20185March 20184February 20184January 20183December 20175November 20178October 20177September 20179August 20175July 20176June 201710May 20176April 20178March 201711February 20176January 201712December 20169November 20167October 201610September 201610August 20166July 20167June 20163May 20162April 20166March 20162February 20164January 20165December 20153November 20155October 20156September 20156August 20157July 20157June 20157May 20156April 20159March 20156February 201510January 20156December 20145November 20144October 20142September 20143May 20144March 20146February 20144January 20142December 20132November 20133September 20134July 20132June 20132May 20133April 20131March 20133February 20133January 20136December 20121November 20123October 20122August 20122July 20128June 20123April 20123March 20121January 20124December 20112November 20111October 20112September 20113August 20113July 20117June 20119May 20117April 20115March 20119February 20118January 20111December 20101October 20102September 20102August 20103July 20106June 20101May 20102April 20106March 20102February 20103January 20102December 20095November 20092October 20092September 20092August 20091July 20095June 20095May 20093April 20093March 20093February 20091January 20092November 20082October 20082September 20081August 20083July 20081January 20082

Featured Articles

Contact us