Update: Employment Law Changes April 2022

Here are some of the employment law changes that have come into force from April 2022.

The government has raised the national minimum/living wage rates. Since 1 April 2022, the following hourly rates have applied:

Other statutory payments have been increased as follows:

On 3 April 2022, the rate of statutory maternity, adoption, paternity and shared parental pay rose from £151.97 to £156.66 per week;
On 6 April 2022, SSP rose from £96.35 to £99.35 per week;
On 6 April 2022, the limit on a statutory week's pay in England and Wales for unfair dismissal/redundancy pay rose from £544 to £571. The cap on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal rose from £89,493 to £93,878;
On 6 April 2022, the limit on a "week's pay" in Northern Ireland for unfair dismissal/redundancy pay rose from £566 to £594. The cap on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal has increased from £89,669 to £94,063; and
The "Vento bands" for injury to feelings awards in discrimination claims have increased. For claims presented on or after 6 April 2022, the new Vento bands will be as follows: lower band – £990 to £9,900 (less serious cases); middle band – £9,900 to £29,600 (cases that do not merit an award in the upper band); and upper band – £29,600 to £49,300 (the most serious cases), with the most exceptional cases capable of exceeding £49,300.

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