Major developments in employment law are expected to take place
in 2017, Katee Dias outlines the main changes.
Employment Tribunal Fees
Fees were introduced in 2013 for all Employment Tribunal claims.
However, the lawfulness of this was questioned and the latest
hearing in the long running legal challenge by UNISON is expected
to be heard in March 2017. Will fees be abolished?
Apprenticeship Levy
For employers that have an annual wage bill of over
£3million, a new 0.5% levy will be payable from April 2017.
These additional funds are intended to be used by the government to
contribute to the costs of apprenticeship training. Employers can
claim back the levy they have paid if they use it for training
apprentices. There are even some additional monetary government
top-ups too – an additional 10p paid by the government on
every £1 paid by the employer. If you are hit by the new
levy, consider whether apprentices can be used in your business so
that you can recoup
