5 December 2022
Ban on exclusivity clauses was extended to employees on contracts with a guaranteed weekly income below or equivalent to the Lower Earnings Limit (LEL).
6 November 2022
Repeal of health and social care levy
The 1.25% NI contribution increase brought in on 6 April 2022 will be reversed.
Payslips containing the message "slips "1.25% uplift in NICs funds NHS, health & social care" to be removed from this pay period.
1 October 2022
A permanent system of digital right to work checks replaced temporary covid measures.
EU Settlement Scheme closes to applicants.New right to work checks will be introduced
22 September 2022
The new UK and London rates of the Real Living Wage were announced.
21 July 2022
Legislation that prevented employers from engaging temporary workers to undertake duties normally performed by striking workers has been repealed, making it easier for employers to reduce the impact of industrial action.
20 July 2022
Outcome in Harpur Trust v Brazel issued by the Supreme Court. This case confirms that part-year workers should not have their holiday pro-rata in accordance with the weeks they have worked; they are entitled to a full 5.6 every year.
This case also rejected the use of 12.07% of hours worked in calculating leave and pay entitlement. This will impact especially those employers using 'rolled up holiday pay', and contracts will need to be changed in recognition of this. Morning forwards, holiday should be based on a 52 working week average.
6 July 2022
National insurance primary threshold increased
1 July 2022
More medical professionals are now able to certify fit notes, including nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, and physiotherapists, where they are working in a general practice or hospital setting.
15 May 2022
Final date for implementation of voluntary living wage increase
6 April 2022
Three-month "flexi-job" apprenticeship introduced
6 April 2022
The lower earnings limit will increase for the first time in two years, to £123
6 April 2022
HMRC has asked that payslips include a message to say "1.25% uplift in NICs funds NHS, health & social care." This is in place until 5 April 2023.
6 April 2022
The following rates will increase:
SSP rate
Compensation limits, statutory guarantee pay and weekly redundancy payments
National insurance contributions will increase by 1.25%
6 April 2022
The ability to manually check the status of those with a biometric residence card or permit, or frontier work permit, was removed. Now, only online checks are possible. In order to complete these checks, employers need the individual's date of birth and right to work share code.
3 April 2022
Family friendly payment rates will increase, including SMP, SAP, ShPP, SPP and SPBP
1 April 2022
National minimum wage rates increases
Fit notes no longer have to be signed by a doctor
28 March 2022
The legal requirement to self-isolate in Wales due to covid was revoked.
24 March 2022
The COVID-19 provisions within the Statutory Sick Pay and Employment and Support Allowance regulations will be removed.
This includes SSP payments for those isolating (unless too unwell to work), and the payment of SSP from day 1.
All claims under the SSP rebate scheme for covid-related sickness must be submitted, and all amendments to claims made before this date
17 March 2022
The SSP rebate scheme for covid-related sickness closed
15 March 2022
Laws requiring mandatory vaccination for those working in care homes and within health and social care were revoked
24 February 2022
Covid updates - England only
Legal restrictions relating to Covid, including the requirement to self-isolate, were removed.
Routine contact tracing ended
Self isolation payments for those on low income were stopped.
January 2022
The claims portal for SSP rebate payments opened