Further to last year’s Taylor Review and the Good Work Plan, new employment legislation comes into force today, Monday 6 April 2020. The changes include:

• Parental bereavement leave and pay;
• Written statement of employment particulars to be issued from day one of employment and must now also include:
  • the days the employee or worker must work and if and how their hours or days can change;
  • any probation period, including its conditions and how long it is;
  • holiday and holiday pay, including an explanation of how its calculated if the employee or worker leaves;
  • training that must be completed by the employee or worker, including training the employer does not pay for.
• Agency workers are entitled to the same rate of pay as permanent employees after twelve weeks;
• ICE (Information and Consultation of Employees) Regulations – where organisations have 50+ employees, it is now easier for the employees to make a request for a formal agreement to be informed and consulted on significant matters, with 2% or 15 employees making the request.
• Changes to holiday pay calculations: the pay reference period changes from 12 weeks to 52 weeks.

Read the full ACAS update here.

Updated resources from ACAS

• Time off for bereavement
• What must be in an employment contract
• Template terms of employment
• Agency Workers
• Informing and Consulting Employees (ICE)
• Calculating holiday entitlement

If your charity has queries in relation to employment matters, please contact advice@rva.org.uk.