(This note is not part of the Order)
This instrument amends section 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18) (“the 1996 Act”), adding to the list of particulars which must be included in the itemised pay statement which an employee has a right to be given. The amendment requires an itemised pay statement to also contain information regarding the number of hours worked by the employee for which they are being paid, but only in situations where the employee’s pay varies as a consequence of the time worked.
A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available from the Labour Market Directorate, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, 1 Victoria Street, London SW1H 0ET, and is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on .