1999

1 April

• National Minimum Wage introduced.

1 June

• Minimum period of continuous employment required to claim unfair dismissal reduced from 2 years to 1 year.

2 July 

• Whistleblowing legislation introduced.

1 October

• Disability discrimination legislation extended to the provision of services.

25 October 

• Increase in unfair dismissal compensatory award from £12,000 to £50,000.

25 October

• Contracting out of unfair dismissal rights through fixed-term contracts abolished.

31 October 

• Increases in compensation levels for failure to observe collective consultation rights in redundancy and business transfers.

15 December

• Time off for parental leave and emergencies introduced.