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ARTICLE · 21 JUNE 2024

Navigating The Employment Landscape: Key Changes In Spring 2024

Laytons LLP
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Employers must reassess contracts and policies to comply with new employment laws effective April 2024, including changes to holiday pay, tribunal compensation limits, flexible working rights, redundancy protection, paternity and carer's leave, and a new code on dismissal and re-engagement.

United KingdomEmployment and HR
Nicholas Lakeland
Nicholas Lakeland
Lauren McCulloch
Lauren McCulloch

As legislative adjustments in employment law persistently emerge, employers are advised to regularly reassess their contracts and policies to ensure compliance with the evolving legal landscape. We outline the upcoming changes set to take effect from April 2024.

Changes to holiday pay for staff who work irregular hours and those who only work part of the year – 1 April 2024

Reversing the decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel, the government opts for a 12.07% calculation of hours worked for holiday pay for staff with irregular working patterns (and this includes live-in domestic workers).

This change, extending to irregular hours and part-year contracts, eliminates exemptions for live-in domestic workers, aligning with the Thakali v Puthenveettil ruling that deems the domestic worker exemption inconsistent with Article 157 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Irregular hours workers and part-year workers, defined by variable paid hours and

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