The maximum  penalty which may be payable for illegally employing adults who are subject to immigration control, but do not have the right to work in the UK, rises from £10,000 to £20,000 on 16 May 2014 (contraventions that happened solely before that date are not affected).  At the same time statutory codes of practice for employers on preventing illegal working and also avoiding unlawful discrimination while preventing illegal working take effect.
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From 6 May, it becomes compulsory for a claimant  to notify ACAS of an intended tribunal claim before presenting an employment tribunal claim form.  ACAS early conciliation also becomes compulsory from 6 May 2014.
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For TUPE transfers that take place on or after 1 May the time period for a transferor to provide employee liability information to a transferee increases from 14 days before the transfer to 28 days before the transfer.
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