CELIA adds four countries in Central and Eastern Europe with addition of new members PRK Partners and Ratiu & Ratiu

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Abbiss Cadres’s international alliance CELIA extends its geographical coverage in Central and Eastern Europe to include the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Romania with the addition of new members PRK Partners and Ratiu & Ratiu. […]

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Compensation & Benefits: Normal minimum pension age set to rise to 55 from 6 April 2010

As a general rule a member of a UK registered pension scheme must reach a specified age before he can draw his pension, the normal minimum pension age (“NMPA”). This will rise from 50 to 55 on 6 April 2010. […]

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Compensation & Benefits: Government issues concession on childcare vouchers, “not a U turn”

In our previous newsletter, we reported that the Government was planning to remove the existing tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) exemptions on childcare vouchers (see link to article in Resources below) from 2011. […]

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Compensation & Benefits: FRC issues final report on corporate governance and commences consultations on draft revised Combined Code and a new stewardship code

Current Combined Code is “broadly fit for purpose”. […]

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Employment: Consultation equal treatment of agency workers

Last May the UK government reached an accord with the employees and employers bodies (the TUC and CBI) which broke a 9 year deadlock on the proposed EU Agency Workers Directive. Agency staff to have the same pay and conditions as “end user” employees The Directive proposes new rights for workers who are supplied to […]

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