Current consultations in employment law
Published on 13th Aug 2015
Consultation |
Closing date |
Proposal |
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Apprenticeships |
19 August 2015 |
The government is consulting about making it an offence to use the terms “apprentice” or “apprenticeship” in relation to any course or training unless it is a government funded apprenticeship (see here). |
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Closing the gender pay gap |
6 September 2015 |
The government is seeking views on the proposal for larger employers to publish gender pay information (see here). |
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Trade union reform |
9 September 2015 |
The government is proposing a new 40% ballot threshold for taking industrial action in important public services. This means industrial action in those areas will need the support of at least 40% of those entitled to vote (see here). |
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Hiring agency staff during strike action |
9 September 2015 |
The government plans to change regulations banning employers from hiring agency staff during strike action (see here). |
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Devolving Sunday trading rules to local areas |
16 September 2015 |
The government published a consultation on proposals to devolve to local areas the power to set Sunday trading rules (see here). |
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Posted Workers Enforcement Directive |
24 September 2015 |
The government is seeking views on proposals for how the government will comply with the obligations in the Posted Workers Enforcement Directive (see here). |
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Intermediaries Legislation (IR35): Discussion Document |
30 September 2015 |
The government want to consider the options to make the intermediaries legislation more effective (see here). |
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Changes to tax treatment of termination payments |
16 October 2015 |
The government is considering how they can make the tax and National Insurance contributions (NICs) treatment of termination payments simpler and fairer (see here). |
