“Pragmatic approach” welcomed as “major step forward” […]
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Month: January 2012
Employment: Updated guidance on managing workplace stress
Updated guidance on managing workplace stress […]
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Employment: Government to consult on extension of the right to claim flexible working
The government has adopted proposals of a report by the Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform which recommend the extension of the right to request flexible working to all employees with parental responsibility for children up to the age of 16. It will be consulting on how best to implement the proposals which envisage […]
Expatriates: A8 workers registration scheme extended
The UK Government has decided to extend the registration scheme, which was due to end on 30 April 2009, for two more years. The scheme will now end on 30 April 2011. The scheme covers workers from the so-called “A8 countries”: Czech Republic; Estonia; Hungary; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland; Slovakia; and Slovenia. Employees from A8 countries […]
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International Assignments: New France-UK dual tax treaty
France and the UK signed a new tax treaty on 19 June 2009 to replace the current tax treaty which is now more than 40 years old. However ratification of the new tax treaty is currently being discussed in the French Parliament and it is therefore not yet effective. […]
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Employment: Workers can reclaim holidays lost to sickness
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that a worker who is sick during a period of annual leave may decide to postpone his holiday entitlement to an alternative date. This case builds on the principle established in ECJ cases on the holiday entitlement of those on long term sick leave that sick leave […]
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Employment: Consultation on gender pay reporting in the private sector
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (“EHRC”) is consulting on ways to measure and report on the gender pay gap in private and voluntary sectors on a voluntary basis – new powers to compel reporting from 2013 appear in the Equality Bill.
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Compensation & Benefits: National minimum wage set for a small rise
Small increases to the national minimum wage will take effect from 1 October 2009. The Government has adopted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations that: the adults rate, for workers aged 22 or over, should rise from £5.73 to £5.80 per hour; the development rate, for workers aged between 18 and 21, should rise from £4.77 […]
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Employment: Consultation on regulation of contingency fees in tribunal cases
The Government has announced plans to consult on the regulation of “damages-based contingency fees” (“DBCFs”) in employment tribunals. A DBCF is a type of “no-win, no-fee” agreement which allows a claimant’s legal representative to receive a percentage of the total damages award if the claimant’s case is successful. As employment tribunals have very limited powers […]
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Employment: Continuity of employment preserved in pre-pack sales
Regulation 8 of the Transfer (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (“TUPE”) provides that if an insolvency is with a view to the liquidation of the assets of the transferor then its provisions do not apply. […]
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