Employment Issues - Stop Press

• With effect from April 2009, The right to request flexible working will apply to all parents with children up to the age of 16
• In respect of dismissals and other trigger events occurring after 1 February 2009, the key compensation limits will be increased as followed:

       - compensatory awards will be increased from £63,000 to £66,200
       - a ‘week’s pay’ will be increased from £330 to £350
       - maximum redundancy payment will be increased from £9,900 to £10,500

• With effect from April 2009, the statutory dispute resolution procedures will be replaced by a new ACAS regime designed to encourage early and informal resolution
• Statutory minimum paid annual holiday entitlement will increase from 4.8to 5.6 weeks with effect from April 2009.

For further advice contact Elaine Smith 01903 7069966 or email es@bennett-griffin.co.uk or Charlotte Hammond on 01903 229914 or email ceh@bennett-griffin.co.uk