New personal pension accounts regime – an employer’s guide […]
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Employment: Mentoring scheme to increase numbers of female non-executive directors in FTSE
An initiative sponsored by BP and MWM Consulting, “Women for Boards” was announced on 23rd September. The scheme aims to address the massive under-representation of women on the boards of Britain’s top companies by providing mentoring by experienced female non-executive directors […]
International Assignments: Double tax agreement – new exchange of information protocol to UK/Switzerland agreement signed
The United Kingdom and Switzerland have signed a protocol to the current UK/Switzerland double taxation agreement. […]
Employment: Paternity leave extension shelved
Paternity leave extension shelved […]
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Employment: High Court rules default retirement age of 65 is lawful
On 25th September 2009 the High Court gave judgement in the so-called “Heyday” case, a long-running challenge to the legality of the Default Retirement Age (DRA) of 65 established by the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006.
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Immigration: Tougher immigration criteria for migrant workers
With effect from 1 April two key changes will be made to the points-based immigration system to make it tougher for nationals from outside the European Economic Area to come and work in the UK […]
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Employment: Significant changes to the UK points-based Immigration Rules from 6 April 2010
On 18 March 2010 the Home Office announced changes to the Tier 1 (highly skilled workers) and Tier 2 (skilled workers with a job offer) which impact all applications made on or after 6 April 2010 […]
Compensation & Benefits: EU Commission proposes exempting all employee share schemes from the Prospectus Directive
The proposal extends the current employee share schemes exemption to all companies even if they are not listed on a regulated market in the EEA, but it may take some time to come into force […]
International Assignments: How to manage international assignments
We look at the key considerations to bear in mind when approaching the question of managing international assignees.
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Tax/Social Security: New P45 forms
HMRC has introduced a new form P45 which
must be used to record details of employment that have come to an end
on or after 6 April 2009 […]