Employment law changes from 1 October 2015

On 1 October several changes to employment law will come into effect. Read on to check if these affect your business.

The minimum wage for adults will increase from £6.50 to £6.70 per hour. Anyone self-employed will become exempt from health and safety laws if they have no employees, subject to some exceptions (click here for details). The right for Sikhs to wear turbans instead of safety helmets (currently only permitted on construction sites) will be expanded to cover all workplaces, subject to a few notable exceptions (click here for details) Employment tribunals will lose the power to make wider recommendations in cases of discrimination – from 1 October they can only make recommendations relating to the individual complainant (for more on this, click here) For expert advice on employment law matters, contact Jon Dyson at our Halifax office on 01422 339 600.