Employment law manual

Accessible and constantly updated guidance on employment law, tailored to the needs of the HR professional.

This tool:

Covers the entire employment lifecycle from recruitment and selection through to termination of employment.
Provides links to additional resources on each subject.
Alerts readers to forthcoming changes.

New and updated

Insolvency of employer

Updated to include information on the maximum amount of a week’s pay for the purpose of calculating payments by the Secretary of State, effective from 6 April 2020.
Unfair dismissal

Updated to include information on the maximum amount of a week’s pay for the purpose of calculating the basic award, effective from 6 April 2020.
Redundancy rights

Updated to include information on the maximum amount of a week’s pay for the purpose of calculating statutory redundancy pay, effective from 6 April 2020.
Equality and human rights: key differences in Scotland and Northern Ireland

Updated to reflect that the Government must bring into force legislation to extend the right to marry to same-sex couples in Northern Ireland, on or before 13 January 2020.
Occupational pensions and employment law

Updated to reflect that Regulations to extend civil partnerships to couples not of the same sex in England and Wales will come into force on 2 December 2019, and to include references to the position in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Tribunal procedures and penalties

Updated to include information on Curless v Shell International Ltd, in which the Court of Appeal considered if email advice on avoiding a discriminatory dismissal was protected by legal privilege.
European Works Councils

Updated to reflect the postponement of the date of the UK's exit from the EU.
Employing foreign nationals

Updated to reflect the postponement of the date of the UK's exit from the EU.
Basic pay and benefits

Updated to include a reference to a government consultation on draft Regulations to enable Class 1A NICs on certain termination payments to be payable in real time.
Data protection

Updated to reflect the postponement of the date of the UK's exit from the EU.

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