Employment Law updates for voluntary organisations

Sandy Adirondack has provided the following employment law updates at www.sandy-a.co.uk

• Employees' right to request time off for training - in effect from 6 April 2010 for employers with 250+ employees, and from 6 April 2011 for employers with fewer than 250 employees. www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#timetotrain
• Draft regulations laid before Parliament for additional paternity leave and pay - likely to be available for babies expected on or after 3 April 2011, or being matched for adoption on or after that date. www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#matpatpay
• Good summary of issues, the law and good practice on managing time off for religious holidays and observance. www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#relion-timeoff or go direct to Bates Wells & Braithwaite autumn 2009 employment law update via http://tinyurl.com/yazwrzr
• Government decides against a statutory right to time off for a wider range of public duties. www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#publicduties
• ACAS code of practice on time off for trade union duties and activities, and guidance on time off for trade union and employee representatives. www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#unionduties
• Government recognises workers memorial day on 28 April - but as a 'recognition' day, not a bank holiday.
  www.sandy-a.co.uk/employment.htm#workersmemorial