Welcome to Employment Edit, our regular new update giving the pick of the key developments in employment law from the last couple of weeks:
- The new Acas early conciliation (EC) procedure, which began on 6 April 2014, becomes mandatory on 6 May 2014.
- On 22 April 2014, the county courts became one single County Court and fees for making a County Court or High Court claim were increased
- The DWP has published an employers' guide which explains how to implement a Direct Earnings Attachment, used by the DWP as a way of recovering overpayment of benefits
- The period of time before a TUPE transfer by which employee liability information must be provided increases from 14 to 28 days for transfers on or after 1 May 2014
If you would like more information, or specific advice, please contact Roger Bull, or get in touch with your usual Burges Salmon contact.