Employment law...Important dates for 2017

What is happening?	Date:
Employment/Immigration - Immigration skills charge applies to Tier 2 (general) and healthcare surcharge is added to Tier 2 (intra company transfers) visa category.	April 2017
National Living Wage - National Living Wage rises to £7.50 an hour for those aged 25 and over	01 April 2017
Family related payments - Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental pay rises to £140.98 a week.	02 April 2017
Statutory Sick Pay - Statutory sick pay rises from £88.45 to £89.35 per week.	06 April 2017
Employment Tribunal compensation - Tribunal compensation limits, statutory sick pay and NI thresholds rise.	06 April 2017
Apprenticeship Levy - Apprenticeship levy due to take effect.	06 April 2017
Gender Pay Gap reporting - Gender pay gap reporting regulations (private sector) come into force.	06 April 2017
Pensions - Pensions auto-enrolment earnings trigger frozen (for the tax year 2017/18 at £10,000).	06 April 2017
Public Sector Exit Payments – Government to introduce cap on public sector exit payments of £95,000.	June 2017
Caste Discrimination – Government consultation into how to address caste discrimination closes	18 July 2017
Childcare - The government is planning to double to number of hours of free childcare for 3 and 4 year old’s in working families from 15 hours to 30 hours.	September 2017
Childcare Vouchers – Tax free childcare scheme to be introduced.	End of 2017