Total Reward has enormous potential to improve business performance through an engaged workforce, and it is being harnessed and utilised by many UK companies […]
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Month: January 2012
Compensation & Benefits: Publication of proposals from EHRC to reduce gender pay gap
Last year we reported that the Equality and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) had been asked by the Government to review private sector pay arrangements in an attempt to increase transparency in the area of pay and narrow the pay gap between men and woman. […]
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International Assignments: Short term business visitors and PAYE
Tax liabilities take many employers by surprise […]
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Employment: Reduced compensation limit for unfair dismissal from February 2010
The Employment Rights (Revisions of Limits) Order 2009 sets out a new, reduced, upper limit on awards for unfair dismissal, effective from 1 February 2010. […]
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Compensation & Benefits: Corporate Governance – what now for listed non-financial services companies?
Following the global banking crisis, much has been detailed in the press regarding corporate governance for banks and financial institutions. […]
Imminent changes to UK Immigration system require immediate action
This Alert is essential reading for organisations that employ non EU nationals in their UK workforce. From the end of November the current UK work permit scheme will be replaced with a new points-based qualifying system. From the end of November employers who wish to employ non-resident workers in the UK will require a license […]
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Employment: Proposed Equality Act: Codes and new guidance in development by EHRC
In anticipation of the current Equality Bill coming into force, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) has been working on producing associated statutory Codes of Practice together with non-statutory guidance. […]
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Compensation & Benefits: Incomplete disclosure of facts may result in both formal and informal tax rulings being withdrawn
In a recent VAT case, the High Court has ruled that taxpayer’s application for judicial review of HMRC’s decision to withdraw its VAT ruling with retrospective effect, because the taxpayer had failed to make a full and accurate disclosure of material facts, should be dismissed. […]
Compensation & Benefits: Enterprise Management Incentives (“EMI”) schemes
HMRC has recently announced two significant developments concerning EMI schemes. In particular, a greater number of companies will now be able to take advantage of tax-favourable EMI schemes. […]
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Compensation & Benefits: HMRC issues new guidance on Share Incentive Plans
On 29 January 2010, HMRC issued new guidance in its Employee Share Schemes User Manual on the operation of SIPs. […]
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