Jersey’s Developing Employment Legislation: Amendments 6 And 7

The evolution of employment law in Jersey does not look to be slowing down in 2012, with the registration in the Royal Court of two further amendments (Amendment 6 & 7) to the Island's principal employment legislation, the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003 (the "Law"), on 6th January 2012, and amendments to the Island's minimum wage soon to be in effect.

Employment (Amendment No. 6) (Jersey) La w 2012

Previously, a statutory redundancy payment was not available to those who worked less than 8 hours a week. Article 60B of the Law has been amended to remove this restriction (save that the employee must still have 2 years' continuous service). It is understood that the intention was to avoid issues of indirect sex discrimination that might arise if employees who are contracted to work for less than 8 hours per week are excluded from protection. The amendment also provides for a new methodology to calculate an employee's period of employment (primarily that the amount