The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Commencement No. 5, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2014 has been published, confirming that the provisions in the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 relating to Acas early conciliation for employment claims and the financial penalty regime will both come into force on 6 April 2014.
Changes To H&S Legislation
Many firms are unaware of new legislation that comes into effect in April, which is that all UK workplaces must display a new and updated Health & Safety Law poster from April 5.
Base Magistrates In Police Stations
Leading think tank Policy Exchange is calling on the Government to recruit 10,000 more magistrates and then assign them to work in police stations or other community venues.
Pension Legislation Expected Next Year
Following a Government consultation into flexible defined benefit (DB), guaranteed defined contribution (DC) and collective DC (CDC) pension options for employers, a spokesman for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has indicated that the changes required from its findings will require “some sort of legislative vehicle”.
ECHR Rulings Win And Lose
The Court of Appeal has upheld judges’ right to jail the most serious offenders in England and Wales for the whole of their lives after the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) had ruled that whole life terms breached criminals’ human rights.