Employment Law Changes From April 2015

Here is a quick checklist of the key employment law changes coming into effect in April 2015.

1. Increased rates and limits for 2015/16

From 5 April - Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay (Ordinary and Additional) and the newly introduced Statutory Shared Parental Pay will be £139.58 per week.

From 6 April - Statutory Sick Pay will increase to £88.45 per week (from £87.55 per week).

New limits will apply for dismissals where the effective date of termination falls on or after 6 April:

• The maximum amount of a week's pay (for the purposes of calculating statutory redundancy payments and the basic award in unfair dismissal claims) will increase to £475 (from £464).