Law | 10 employment law changes on the radar in 2019

This year has been an extremely busy year in terms of amended employment law. From greater support for employees returning to work, gender gap reporting and employment tribunals to protect gig economy workers, there are no HR themes that have gone untouched this year. 

And there's no indication this trend will stop as we enter the New Year. According to Alan Price, Senior Director for Law Consultancy Peninsula - who wrote on workplaceinsight.net - here are the top ten employment law changes to keep your eyes peeled for in 2019:

1. Increase in National Minimum Wage

The 2018 Budget announced an increase in both the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) in April 2019. Price wrote on workplaceinsight.net: “Under the new NLW, the minimum hourly rate that workers aged 25 and over are entitled to will increase from £7.83 to £8.21.