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We set out below the key employment law changes taking place in April 2019.
Increase in Statutory Payments
From 1 April 2019, the National Minimum Wage increased as follows:
From 1 April 2019, Statutory Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Shared Parental Pay will increase from £145.18 to £148.68 per week.
From 6 April 2019, Statutory Sick Pay will increase from £92.05 per week to £94.25 per week.
From 6 April 2019, compensation and redundancy payments will increase as follows:
Gender Pay Gap Reporting
Private sector employers with 250 or more employees must publish their gender pay gap report by 4 April 2019 (and thereafter by 4 April every year). Public sector employers must publish their reports by 30 March 2019 (and thereafter by 30 March every year). The reports must set out:
Itemised Payslips
On 6 April 2019, the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) Orders will come into force. These require employers to:
Auto-Enrolment
From 6 April 2019, there will be an increase in the minimum contribution that employers and employees must pay into automatic enrolment workplace pensions, from 5% to 8%, with an employer minimum contribution of 3%. The employee will need to make up the shortfall between the employer’s contribution and the statutory minimum.
Hannah Ball comments:
"April is always a key month for changes in employment law and it’s important that those dealing with payroll are aware of the changes including changes to statutory pay rates and itemised payslips. Our Employment Law Facts and Figures with further details can be downloaded here."
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