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    Set out below are various employment law changes due to come into effect from April 2021 in Northern Ireland. NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE: Prior to April 2021, people aged 25 and over were entitled to receive the National Living Wage. From 1 April 2021, this...

In the most recent litigation involving Smith v Pimlico Plumbers Ltd [2021] UKEAT 0211/19/1703, the EAT held that where a worker had been permitted to take annual leave but had not been paid for it, they were not permitted to carry over the right to payment for the...

  On 19 March 2020, the Supreme Court held in Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake that care workers who were required to sleep at or near their workplace and be available to be called on during the night, are not entitled to the national minimum wage (NMW) for...

Introduction The Brexit implementation period ended at 11pm on 31 December 2020, and with it, free movement of persons in the EU also came to an end. This is despite the fact that the EU-UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA) was agreed between the UK and the EU...

Just when everyone was getting to grips with the new Job Support Scheme (JSS), the Government extends the existing Furlough scheme. The extended Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) announced on 31 October 2020 is U.K. wide and so covers eligible employers and...

As the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) comes to an end on 31 October 2020, many organisations may be contemplating redundancies, particularly as the new Job Support Scheme (JSS) requires a more significant contribution to wages from employers. Further to our...

The Government introduced the New Job Support Scheme (JSS) yesterday to support viable jobs in businesses which are facing lower demand over the winter months due to COVID-19 after the closure of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) on 31 October 2020. The JSS...