Key dates for UK employment and labour law.

1. Employment law – what to expect
Possible call for evidence on 6 March: deadline for responding to 21 March: Budget
protected conversations and tribunal fees consultation
compensated no fault dismissal
March 2012
O'Brien v Bailey v R&R Neidel v Stadt NHS Leeds v United States of
Department for Plant Frankfurt am Larner Court of America v Nolan
Constitutional (Peterborough) Main CJEU hearing Appeal hearing on Advocate General
Affairs CJEU to Ltd Court of Appeal case on whether whether employee of CJEU to give
rule on scope for considering Working Time on long term sick opinion in this case
EU Member States whether retirement Directive allows entitled to payment on the duty to
to decide who notices must set payments in lieu of in lieu of untaken consult in mass
qualifies as a out how employees annual leave holidays from redundancy
‘worker’ for can make a valid untaken due to previous years on situations
purposes of request to stay on . illness and whether termination.
employment it covers leave in
rights. excess of
Directive’s 4
weeks.
2012 Forward planner Key
1 April Maternity, paternity and adoption pay standard rates increase to £135.45 per week
Hearing
6 April Statutory sick pay standard rate increases to £85.85 per week
6 April Qualifying service for unfair dismissal claims increases to 2 years for those starting work after this date Jud gment
6 April Changes to Tribunal rules to eg increase maximum deposit and costs orders
Othe r
1 October Pensions auto-enrolment and minimum employer contributions take effect for bigger employers
1 October Any minimum wage increases take effect
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