New ‘Day-One’ Employment Rights from 6 April 2020
New ‘Day-One’ Employment Rights from 6 April 2020
From 6 April 2020, new ‘day-one’ employment rights to be implemented. Who for?
- All new employees and workers.
- Workers also have the right to receive a statement of written particulars from day-one of work.
Additional information must be included in the employment statement too.
Employees who are currently continuously employed for more than one month must be provided with a written statement of terms within two months of employment. This will now change to the first day of employment.
Employers must comply with the new rules from 6 April 2020. Three key steps are:
- Prepare a revised statement of particulars ensuring it includes all of the new statutory requirements;
- Identify who is likely to be classified as a worker. The new statement will now be issued on DAY ONE of engagement;
- Having a system in place for issuing these revised contracts to new employees; and
- Having a separate statement of particulars to give to your workers.