P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin

Topics covered in this bulletin:

New Law

• Trade Union Act 2016: implementation dates
• New rates of National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage for 2017/18

Cases Round-up

• Refusal of time off to attend religious festivals was not discriminatory
• Dismissal for using confidential information in disciplinary process was unfair
• Employer made unlawful offer to employees to avoid collective bargaining

Points in Practice

• Gender pay gap reporting: ACAS/GEO draft guidance
• Brexit: White paper on negotiations: Employment aspects