Brexit update: What now?
The United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) have finally reached a post-Brexit trade deal. The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, but remained tied to the EU during a transition period until 31 December 2020. As […]
The United Kingdom to expand anti-avoidance employment tax rules to the private sector [Update]
Update: The final version of the private sector IR35 rules are now included in the Finance Act 2020, which received royal assent on 22 July 2020. The IR35 rules will enter into effect on 6 April 2021. Effective 6 April […]
UK Good Work Plan’s sweeping changes
Reforms proposed within the framework of The Good Work Plan (GWP) continue to make their way into UK employment law through various pieces of secondary legislation. Many provisions came into effect 6 April 2020, and other proposals are expected to […]
United Kingdom increases statutory pay rates
The government in the United Kingdom has increased the rates of statutory pay for sick pay, maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave, effective 6 April 2020. The following weekly rates of statutory pay are expected to apply from 6 […]
United Kingdom creates statutory entitlement to paid parental bereavement leave
On 13 September 2018, the Government of the United Kingdom enacted the new Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Act 2018, which grants employees who have lost a child statutory paid bereavement leave or pay to take time to grieve. This […]
Brexit and employment law
It has been more than three years since the British public voted to leave the European Union (EU), yet Brexit negotiations are still ongoing to this day. It is still unclear whether the UK parliament will ratify the Brexit agreement […]
Brexit update: What US multinational employers need to know
Updated 29 July 2019 Theresa May announced her resignation on 24 May 2019 and exited her role on 24 July 2019. Boris Johnson was chosen to replace her as the UK prime minister and the new leader of the Conservative […]
UK announces update on pension auto-enrollment
Minimum contribution rates to occupational pension plans that are used to satisfy auto-enrollment requirements are set to increase on 6 April 2019. The minimum employer contribution will increase to 3 percent and the total minimum pension contribution will increase to […]
UK increases minimum wage and lifetime allowance
Minimum wage increase The United Kingdom will increase the National Living Wage on 6 April 2019, from GBP 7.83 per hour to GBP 8.21 per hour for employees age 25 and older. The 4.9 percent increase was announced in the […]
UK employers to detail hourly work
Starting 6 April 2019, employers must detail the number of hours worked by an employee on all pay slips in the case of employees who are paid according to time worked.