UK: New 2 Year Limit On Claims For Backdated Pay

From 1 July 2015, claims for backdated pay, including holiday pay, will be limited to a maximum of 2 years under legislation introduced last week. The Government says the legislation is intended to reduce potential costs to employers and give certainty to workers on their rights on holiday pay.

The new 2 year limit is a reaction to an Employment Appeal Tribunal decision last month that pay for certain statutory minimum annual holiday should include non-guaranteed […]

By | December 22nd, 2014 ||

United States: New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Rises To $8.38 In the New Year

Due to an increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), New Jersey’s minimum wage will rise to $8.38 per hour starting January 1, 2015.  This is the second consecutive year that the state’s minimum wage will increase.  Per our prior client alert, last year New Jersey voters approved a constitutional amendment that increased the state’s minimum wage to $8.25 per hour effective January 1, 2014, and that mandated automatic annual adjustments based on the […]

By | December 22nd, 2014 ||

Canada: Federal Government Announces Compensation For Employers Of Reservists

On November 25, 2014 the Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., announced a new Government of Canada program which will provide financial support to employers of Canadian Armed Forces reservists who are deployed on operations.

The Compensation for Employers of Reservists Program (the “Program”) was instituted in response to the increased use of reservists on operations in the mid-late 2000s during Canada’s mission in Afghanistan and the increased burden placed on […]

By | December 22nd, 2014 ||