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ARTICLE · 05 FEBRUARY 2014

Key Dates For 2014 - Employment

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There will be a number of significant changes to employment law over the next 12 months and beyond.

United KingdomEmployment and HR
Louise Fernandes
Louise Fernandes

There will be a number of significant changes to employment law over the next 12 months and beyond. Here are some of the key dates to diarise:

31 January 2014 – TUPE changes 

The Government has proposed changes to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, which are due to come into force on 31 January 2014. The changes are outlined in further detail in our recent post.

6 April 2014 – Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013

The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 will introduce various changes on 6 April 2014. These include:

  • Mandatory pre-claim ACAS conciliation 
  • The repeal of the statutory discrimination questionnaire procedure

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