The following changes are taking place on 1 October 2015:-
• minimum wage changes (adult rate increases from £6.50 to £6.70)
• the right for Sikhs to wear turbans (instead of safety helmets – currently only allowed on building sites) will be expanded to all workplaces, subject to various exceptions
• tribunals lose power to make wider recommendations in discrimination cases – now they can only make recommendations relating to the individual complainant
• self-employed people become exempt from health & safety laws if they have no employees, subject to various exceptions
