{"id":177519,"date":"2022-10-22T13:02:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T12:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=177519"},"modified":"2022-10-26T05:55:18","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T04:55:18","slug":"five-important-employment-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/five-important-employment-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Important Employment Laws in England"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employment law governs the relationship between you and your employees at work, detailing what you should and should not do. Specifically, it details your employees\u2019 rights, such as the right to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). However, UK employment law is a vast area and can change quickly. Also, there are other areas of law within employment law, such as discrimination laws, health and safety laws and data protection laws. Therefore, it can be a minefield for an employer like you to get around. However, it is important to be aware of employment law and essential that you comply with it. Not doing so can result in you facing an employment tribunal or facing civil or criminal penalties. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This article will explain five important employment laws in England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Health and Safety Duties<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Health and safety law is a stand-alone area of law. However, it is an area relevant to employment and, therefore, creates duties for employers. As an employer, you have legal responsibilities toward your staff\u2019s health, safety and welfare at work. You are responsible not only for your employees working on your premises but also:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">for clients;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">workers; and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the general public.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Health and safety duties involve, for example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ensuring you make workers aware of hazards and training them regarding these;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">allowing your workers to participate in identifying, assessing and controlling risks in the workplace; and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not punishing your workers where they assert their right to refuse to carry out work which they believe is dangerous<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Health and Safety Executive (HSE)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is the government body enforcing health and safety at work and issuing penalties for non-compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rules About Pay<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As an employer, there are rules about paying your staff that you must adhere to. For example, it is a legal requirement for you to pay your staff at least the National Minimum Wage (NMW) where they qualify for it. The current levels are:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><b>Aged 23 and over<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Aged 21 to 22<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>`Aged 18 to 20<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Aged under 18<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><b>Apprentice<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a39.50<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a39.18<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a36.83<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a34.81<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a34.81<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You should ensure that you operate a Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system when paying your staff and make the correct tax and National Insurance contributions. 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For example, your staff should typically:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">not work for more than 48 hours per week unless they opt out of the legal requirement, and this applies as a total over all of their jobs if they have more than one;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have a rest break of at least 30 minutes for six hours of work, and this should be away from their workstation and not at the end of the six hours;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">have a day off (24 hours) per week; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">where they are younger workers work a maximum of 40 hours per week and a limit of eight hours per day.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unlawful Discrimination<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is unlawful to discriminate in employment where the discrimination is concerning one of the nine protected characteristics. These are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">race;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">religion;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sex;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">disability;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">sexual orientation;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">pregnancy or maternity;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">age;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">marriage or civil partnership; or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">gender reassignment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Discrimination can be direct and obvious or indirect. Indirect is where you put a group of people with one of the nine protected characteristics at a disadvantage to others due to the rules you apply. Unlawful discrimination also includes harassment and victimisation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Holiday Rights<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Your staff have a right to time off paid each year as a holiday away from their work. Most full-time employees are entitled to 28 days per year or 5.6 weeks. Where your workers are part-time, they are entitled to a pro-rata of this. Statutory holiday leave can include public holidays at your discretion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Workers include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">agency workers;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">workers working irregular hours; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">workers working on a zero-hour contract.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, you can grant your workers more than the statutory minimum holiday entitlement. When doing so, not all the rules that apply to statutory holiday leave will apply to the additional leave entitlement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are some other rights your staff opt-entitled to relating to their statutory holiday leave, which is the right to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">be paid for their leave;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">build up their leave during other leave such as maternity, paternity and adoption leave;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">build up their holiday leave when off work as sick leave; and\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">request holiday leave while on sick leave.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Employment law is a vast area that you as an employer must be aware of. It rapidly changes, so you need to keep abreast of it. This article has outlined five important employment laws you be aware of, such as that there are rules about how much you pay your staff and how you pay them, such as the requirement to give them a payslip. There are also legal rules about health and safety at work, and you should understand that discrimination is unlawful, which requires you to understand, for example, what the nine protected characteristics are.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you need help understanding employment law in England and Wales, our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment-lawyers-lp\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">experienced employment lawyers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> can assist as part of our LegalVision membership. For a low monthly fee, you will have unlimited access to lawyers to answer your questions and draft and review your documents for a low monthly fee. So call us today on <a href=\"tel:+448081968584\" class=\"AVANSERnumber dynamic-number\">0808 196 8584<\/a> or visit our\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/membership\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">membership page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1666439719441\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>What is the importance of employment law?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Employment law governs the relationship between you and your employees. Specifically, it outlines the obligations you owe your employees.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1666439725399\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>What are the most important features of employment law?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Employment law regulates aspects of the working relationship including holiday entitlement, health and safety, limits on working hours, and unlawful discrimination.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n<div class=\"not-prose m-feedback-prompt\">\n    <!-- Thumbs up\/down bar -->\n    <div class=\"m-feedback-prompt__main\">\n        <div class=\"m-feedback-prompt__title\">Was this article helpful?<\/div>\n        <div>\n            <!--span class=\"m-feedback-prompt__button--text\">Thanks!<\/span-->\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"m-feedback-prompt__button m-feedback-prompt__button--yes\"\n                    data-analytics-link=\"feedback-prompt:yes\" aria-label=\"Agree\">\n                <i class=\"fa-regular fa-thumbs-up fa-3x\"><\/i>\n            <\/button>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"m-feedback-prompt__button m-feedback-prompt__button--no\"\n                    data-analytics-link=\"feedback-prompt:no\" aria-label=\"Disagree\">\n                <i class=\"fa-regular fa-thumbs-down fa-3x\"><\/i>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- Feedback form -->\n    <div class=\"m-feedback-prompt__form\">\n        <div class=\"m-feedback-prompt__form--thanks \">\n            <div>Thanks!<\/div>\n            <p>\n                We appreciate your feedback \u2013 your submission has been successfully received.            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n        <form id=\"contact-form\" class=\"m-feedback-prompt__form--form\" action=\"\" method=\"post\">\n            <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"authenticity_token\" name=\"authenticity_token\" value=\"1924c0ad83\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177519\" \/>            <input value=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/five-important-employment-laws\/\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"currenturl\"\n                   id=\"currenturl\">\n            <input value=\"Five Important Employment Laws in England\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"currenttitle\"\n                   id=\"currenttitle\">\n            <label>\n                <!-- display on thumbs-up -->\n                <span class=\"m-feedback-prompt__feedback m-feedback-prompt__feedback--yes\">\n                    Can you tell us <span class=\"font-semibold\">why<\/span> you found it helpful?\n                <\/span>\n\n                <!-- display on thumbs-down -->\n                <span class=\"m-feedback-prompt__feedback m-feedback-prompt__feedback--no text-lg\">\n                    How can we better improve this article?\n                <\/span>\n                <textarea name=\"feedbackmessage\" id=\"feedbackmessage\" required><\/textarea>\n            <\/label>\n\n            <div class=\"m-feedback-prompt__form--error\" id=\"form-submit-error\"><\/div>\n            <button id=\"submit-contact-form-button\" type=\"submit\" name=\"commit\" class=\"m-feedback-prompt__form--submit\"\n                    data-analytics-link=\"feedback-prompt:submit\">\n                Submit            <\/button>\n        <\/form>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employment law governs the relationship between you and your employees at work, detailing what you should and should not do. 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