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April 3: Maternity, paternity and adoption pay are increased
The standard rates of statutory maternity, paternity and adoption pay increase from £124.88 to £128.73 per week from 3 April 2011.
April 3: Additional paternity leave and pay comes into force
The right to additional paternity leave will apply to fathers and partners of mothers and children with an expected week of birth beginning on or after 3 April 2011.
April 5: Public sector equality duty comes into force
The public sector equality duty comes into force on 5 April 2011. Section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 provides for a single equality duty, which replaces the previous duties on race, gender and disability.
April 6: Statutory sick pay is increased
The standard rate of statutory sick pay increases from £79.15 to £81.60 per week from 6 April 2011.
April 6: Positive action in recruitment and promotion introduced
Section 159 of the Equality Act 2010 comes into force on 6 April 2011. This permits an employer, in defined circumstances, to appoint or promote a person (a) with a protected characteristic in preference to another person (b) who does not have the protected characteristic.
April 6: Default retirement age abolished
The provisions enabling employers to retire an employee at the age of 65 on the basis that he or she has reached the default retirement age, and the associated statutory retirement procedures, are repealed from 6 April 2011.
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| XpertHR dress codes survey |
Workplace trends
We examine the restrictions applied by employers in their dress codes; how far they are policed; and the pros and cons of having rules on employee appearance.
Defining acceptable work wear
This report looks at the content of formal, casual and relaxed dress codes and employer attitudes to religious headwear and accessories. We also discover how employers are avoiding pitfalls relating to discrimination law.
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| Managing mental ill health |
Are employers equipped to manage mental ill health?
There is growing recognition that employers need to be better equipped to manage mental ill health in the workplace. There are a number of steps that they can take, such as training and support for line managers and awareness-raising campaigns.
How to support line managers in dealing with mental ill health
Managers require a certain level of knowledge when dealing with mental health and occupational health practitioners can provide the necessary support, says Occupational Health magazine.
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| Latest from our blogs |
Is there a good case for amending the law on strikes in 2011?
Personnel Today presents the views of a number of key commentators on how to deal with discontent.
Police officers' warnings about sergeant's affair with colleague ignored
A round-up of links to news items on employment tribunal rulings in the week beginning 21 March 2011, including an employment tribunal ruling that senior officers ignored the warnings of three armed policemen that a sergeant's affair with a female colleague was jeopardising the safety of their unit.
Is there always a pay penalty for working part time?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission's research team recently published a briefing paper on the latest available statistics on the gender pay gap.
David Cameron and the CIPD: time to take the "form fillers" seriously?
A little under a year ago, David Cameron described the Metropolitan Police HR department - and, by implication, all public sector HR professionals - as "form fillers". Could it be the case that Cameron is now prepared to take the "form fillers" more seriously?
Will trade unions struggle for relevance in the Facebook era?
Do social media such as Facebook provide an entirely new means for workers to organise themselves?
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