Employment and Statutory Changes with effect from 1st April 2020

29th March 2020

Below are the changes that take effect this week:

1 April	Increase to national living/minimum wage rates
5 April	Increase to statutory maternity pay, paternity pay, adoption pay and shared parental pay
6 April	Increase to tribunal compensation rates
	Increase to statutory sick pay (SSP) rate
	Changes to taxation of termination payments
	New law lowering the threshold required for information and consultation requests takes effect
	New day-one right to a written statement of main terms and conditions for workers and employees comes into force
	Amendments to mandatory information required within a statement of main terms and conditions comes into force
	New law extending the holiday pay reference period to 52 weeks takes effect
	New law requiring employment businesses to provide all agency workers with a Key Information Document takes effect
	IR35 update: large and medium sized organisations in the private sector who engage contractors through intermediary companies will be responsible for assessing the employment status of those contractors – this has been placed on hold.
	Parental Bereavement Leave is to be introduced.

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