Sector add-ons

New and updated

• Basic pay and benefits: health (England and Wales)

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to take account of NHS Improvement's revised guidance in relation to the treatment of locum, agency and bank staff under the reforms to the intermediaries rules (IR35).

• Consultation on new law to protect whistleblowers when applying for NHS jobs

  Type:

  Consultations

  The Government consults on new legislation to protect NHS whistleblowers when applying for NHS roles.

• Reform to the intermediaries legislation (IR35) in the public sector takes effect

  Type:

  Legal timetable

  The reform to the off-payroll working rules in the public sector is introduced, shifting the burden for deciding whether or not the rules apply to the public authority.

• Regulations on gender pay gap reporting for public sector introduced

  Type:

  Legal timetable

  Large public-sector employers are under a new requirement to publish information showing gender pay differences.

• Form for regulated financial services employer to provide reference for senior management or certification function

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to highlight the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation, in force from 25 May 2018, on this document.

• Does the gender pay gap reporting duty apply to public-sector employers?

  Type:

  FAQs

• Apprenticeship targets for public sector take effect

  Type:

  Legal timetable

  Public-sector employers in England with at least 250 employees are under a new requirement to meet an apprenticeship target.

• Senior Managers Regime: New rules on references from 7 March

  Date:

  28 February 2017

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  New rules regarding references in the financial services industry come into force on 7 March as part of the Senior Managers Regime. What are employers' obligations and what information must they include?

• Nurses and teachers choose agency work for better work-life balance, report finds

  Date:

  24 February 2017

  Type:

  News

  Teachers and nurses are choosing to work through agencies because they are disillusioned with permanent work, research has found.

• Public-sector pay 2016/2017: Government keeps the focus on pay restraint

  Date:

  9 February 2017

  Type:

  Survey analysis

  With the Conservative Government determined to keep tight control of public sector pay for the rest of the Parliament, awards in the sector are set to remain subdued.