{"id":247899,"date":"2020-02-12T13:18:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T13:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrdept.co.uk\/central-dorset-and-south-west-wiltshire\/legislation\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T11:58:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T11:58:28","slug":"legislation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hrdept.co.uk\/central-dorset-and-south-west-wiltshire\/legislation","title":{"rendered":"Employment Law updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.hrdept.co.uk\/template\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/colour-swish-master-footer_02.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;ramp2&#8243; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;200px&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0%||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#512981&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;58px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_3_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;60px||70px|||&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Employment Law updates<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||0px|||&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;139px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row padding_top_bottom_link_2=&#8221;true&#8221; padding_left_right_link_2=&#8221;true&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; min_height=&#8221;219px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|auto||auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|40px|0px|40px||true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_size=&#8221;contain&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_center&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|4%||&#8221; border_width_right=&#8221;1px&#8221; border_color_right=&#8221;#efefef&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;_initial&#8221; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;35px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#522383&#8243; header_2_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||26px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;23px|0px|23px|0px|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;48px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Big employment law changes are coming.<\/h2>\n<p>April is always a time for employment law change, with National Minimum Wage and statutory pay increases each year. 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