What to expect within UK Employment law during April 2013. Key items include Collective redundancy consultation, Children and Families Bill, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform Bill and Growth & Infrastructure Bill.

1. Employment law – what to expect
Collective redundancy Children and Families Bill: Enterprise & Regulatory Reform
consultation: changes on 6 April debates continue on shared Bill (various employment law
include reducing consultation parental leave and flexible work changes) and Growth &
period to 45 days where 100+ changes Infrastructure Bill (employee
redundancies proposed shareholders) may get Royal Assent
April 2013
Ring v Dansk Montull v INSS
almennyttigt Advocate General
Boligselskab DAB of CJEU to give
CJEU ruling on opinion on whether
meaning of Spanish parental Key
‘disabled’ leave law
Hearing
discriminates
against men
Judgment
Other
2013 Forward planner
April SSP and SMP (and other) rates rise
6 April Consultation period in larger scale redundancies reduced from 90 days to 45
Summer Expecting new tribunal rules and fees regime
Summer Changes to law on negotiated exits; compensation; whistleblowing; discrimination
2014
April Expecting new law on early conciliation, employer fines and changes to flexible work laws
© Eversheds LLP 2013