Employment law in 2006: the year ahead

摘要

In this article we look forward to the coming year and highlight the main pieces of employment legislation that will impact on businesses. Due to new employment legislation now being reserved to just two dates in the year it may be thought that outside of April 6 and October 1 developments in employment law would be few and far between. However, there are a surprising number of employment-related issues that have to be considered at various points in the year. We are at the start of the year and already there is new legislation that could mean changes to policies and practices. The impact of last month's changes to the disability discrimination legislation is set to have a major impact.