Employment law – what to expect

2012 Forward planner

1 February Statutory redundancy pay (and other compensation amounts) increase: cap on week’s pay = £430; max

compensatory award = £72,300

8 March EU deadline for government to increase parental leave to 4 months. More likely implementation date is 6 April

1 April Maternity, paternity and adoption pay standard rates increase to £135.45 per week

6 April Statutory sick pay standard rate increases to £85.85 per week

6 April Qualifying service for unfair dismissal claims expected to increase to 2 years

1 October Pensions auto-enrolment and minimum employer contributions take effect for bigger employers

1 October Any minimum wage increases take effect

Key

Hearing

Judgment

Other

January 2012

Changes to VAT on salary-sacrifice arrangements come into

force on 1 January.

Deadline for responding to Government’s call for evidence on

TUPE and collective redundancies is 31 January.

Clyde & Co LLP v

Winkelhof

Court of Appeal

considering

whether

employment

contract clause

requiring parties to

refer disputes to

arbitrator was void

in respect of

discrimination and

whistleblowing

claims

Meister v Speech

Design Carrier

Systems GmbH

Advocate General

of CJEU to give

opinion on

whether, under EU

discrimination law,

unsuccessful job

candidates are

entitled to find out

whether another

applicant obtained

the post and why

Atrill v Valuation

Office Agency

EAT will look at

whether a length of

service pay

criterion

discriminated

against women

Birmingham City

Council v Akhtar

Court of Appeal to

consider whether

equal pay claimants

can rely on

comparators at

different

establishments with

the same employer

where there is no

single source

responsible for pay

rates

Seldon v Clarkson

Jakes and Wright;

Homer v Chief

Constable of

West Yorkshire

Police

Supreme Court

considering

justification of

compulsory

retirement and

whether it was age

discriminatory to

make promotion

dependent on

having law degree

United States of

America v Nolan

CJEU case on duty

to consult in mass

redundancy

situations