Employment weekly highlights—17 December 2020

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This edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) various coronavirus health protection amendment regulations relating to restrictions and international travel, (2) proposals for an increase in the rates of Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity Pay, Maternity Allowance etc in April 2021, (3) a pledge by the Department of Health and Social Care to tackle the gender pay gap among doctors, (4) publication of HMRC’s bi-monthly payroll magazine, (5) legislation to remove liability for National Insurance contributions in circumstances where employers have provided coronavirus antigen tests for employees, (6) a briefing paper from the House of Commons Library on the government’s consultation on the Gender Recognition Act 2004, (7) an update to government guidance on the temporary relaxation of the enforcement of the EU drivers' hours rules, (8) a High Court decision on the enforceability of certain post-termination restrictions, (9) an analysis of the revised Treasury Direction on the public sector exit payment cap, (10) a guide issued by the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government on...