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IR35 changes take effect in private sector

Date:

6 April 2021

Changes to the off-payroll working rules - known as IR35 - take effect in the private sector on 6 April.
National insurance relief for hiring veterans starts today

Date:

6 April 2021

Employers hiring military veterans can, from today, apply for relief on national insurance contributions (NICs) for the first 12 months of employment.
Workplace Covid testing extended to smaller employers

Date:

30 March 2021

The Government is to extend its employer coronavirus testing scheme by offering free testing kits to companies with more than 10 employees.
Supreme Court: Asda shop floor staff can be compared to warehouse workers

Date:

26 March 2021

The roles of shop floor workers and warehouse staff at Asda can be compared for the purposes of assessing equal pay, the Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark judgment which will have ramifications for other equal pay cases in the retail sector.
Whistleblowing protections to be reviewed amid dismissal claims

Date:

23 March 2021

The Government will review whistleblowing protections amid a surge in employees who claim they were dismissed for speaking up about COVID-19 related issues.
Four in 10 firms unprepared for IR35

Date:

18 March 2021

Nearly four in 10 (38%) mid-sized organisations are not prepared for the introduction of IR35 off-payroll working changes, with just under three weeks to go until they take effect.
Vulnerable workers won't need to shield from 1 April

Date:

18 March 2021

Clinically extremely vulnerable workers will no longer be advised to shield from next month, and will be able to return to the workplace if they are unable to do their job from home.
Multiple case numbers soar at employment tribunals

Date:

12 March 2021

Figures released today show a sharp rise in multiple cases brought to employment tribunals coupled with an increase in disputes centred on working time and age discrimination.
Nearly a fifth of FTSE 100 lack board-level ethnic diversity

Date:

12 March 2021

Almost a fifth of FTSE 100 companies still lack ethnic minority representation on their boards.
Modern slavery statement registry launched

Date:

11 March 2021

A central registry for modern slavery statements has been launched by the Home Office in a bid to improve transparency and invite scrutiny over what organisations are doing to prevent slavery in their supply chains.

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IR35 changes take effect in private sector

National insurance relief for hiring veterans starts today

Workplace Covid testing extended to smaller employers

Supreme Court: Asda shop floor staff can be compared to warehouse workers

Whistleblowing protections to be reviewed amid dismissal claims

Four in 10 firms unprepared for IR35

Vulnerable workers won't need to shield from 1 April

Multiple case numbers soar at employment tribunals

Nearly a fifth of FTSE 100 lack board-level ethnic diversity

Modern slavery statement registry launched

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