HR Legislation

Weekly Pay Limit

SEP

29^th

Posted by: Sue Busfield

The limit on a week's pay - used to calculate statutory redundancy payments, and other payments - will rise from £350 to £380 where the event giving rise to compensation or payment occurs on or after 1 October 2009.

This increase will also affect other statutory compensation payments including:

the basic and additional awards for unfair dismissal
compensation where an employer has failed to consult a trade union or elected employee representatives when it intends to make 20 or more employees redundant
compensation for failure by an employer to allow an employee to be accompanied to a disciplinary or grievance hearing
compensation for failure by an employer to give a statement of employment particulars
compensation for an employer's failure to comply with its duty to notify an employee of either the date on which it intends to retire them or their right to make a request not to retire on that date
compensation for non-compliance with flexible working procedures.

The weekly pay limit usually increases each February in line with the Retail Prices Index. As this change is taking place in October, there will no increase in the limit in February 2010 but it will increase again in February 2011.

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National Minimum Wage

SEP

25^th

Posted by: Sue Busfield

The National minimum wage sets minimum hourly rates that companies must pay their employees. As of 1 October 2009, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate will increase to the following amounts:

£5.80 to workers aged 22 years or above
£4.83 to workers aged between 18 and 21 years
£3.57 to workers aged between 16 and 17 years

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Family Friendly

MAR

27^th

Posted by: Sue Busfield

From 6 April 2009 the right to request flexible working is extended to parents of children aged 16 years and under. Previously, the right was restricted to parents of children under six (or disabled children under 18 years), and carers of adult (18 years plus) dependants.

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