The statutory dispute resolution procedures may have been repealed on 6 April 2009 - but don’t think you can forget about them just yet. Under transitional provisions, they continue to apply in certain situations, as David Shepherd (XpertHR’s head of content and technology) and I discuss in this month’s XpertHR Outlook Video. We also consider the 1 April increase in statutory annual leave entitlement from 4.8 weeks to 5.6 weeks, and the 6 April extension of the right to request flexible working to parents of children under the age of 17.
The answers to the following questions, which mirror some of the issues discussed in the video, are also available in the XpertHR FAQ section:
- Although the statutory dispute resolution procedures have been repealed are there circumstances in which they still apply?
- Is an employer required to deal with a grievance raised by an ex-employee?
- What is the minimum statutory provision for paid holiday?
- Can unused statutory annual holiday be carried forward to the next holiday year?
- Can unused statutory annual holiday be replaced by a payment in lieu?
- Can bank holidays be included in a worker’s statutory leave entitlement?
We also provide handy worked examples on when the statutory dispute resolution procedures do and don’t still apply.
Previous videos in the series
In the previous XpertHR Outlook video David Shepherd and I discussed customers’ questions on the right to request flexible working, maternity keeping-in-touch days, retirement and redundancy.
This followed on from the February XpertHR Outlook video, in which David and I answered some tricky employment law questions sent in by customers on issues including redundancy pay, maternity and TUPE.
In the January video XpertHR’s pay and benefits editor Sheila Attwood and David discussed forecasts for pay trends in 2009 and examined the main influences on remuneration, including continuing recession, competitive pressures, rising unemployment and falling inflation.
The second video in the series was on the employment law outlook for 2009, focusing on the repeal of the statutory dispute resolution procedures expected in April and the new Acas code on disciplinary and grievance procedures.
The first in the series was on HR in the recession. In that video, David and I discuss the role of HR in the economic downturn, looking at forecasts for the economy and labour market and asking how human resources professionals can add value in organisations facing the toughest trading conditions for many years.
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