Two years after the Bribery Act 2010 coming into force, the Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) has started its first prosecution under the Act. […]
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Employee shareholder status implemented from 1 September 2013
From 1 September 2013, employees will be able to receive shares in their employer tax free in exchange for giving up certain employment rights. […]
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New Employment laws in force
As part of the Government’s review of employment law a number of changes to employment legislation are shortly to come into force. […]
Employee shareholders
The government’s proposals to create a new status of employee shareholder have now passed through Parliament and will come into effect in Autumn 2013. […]
Employee voice and sustaining business success
A recent report by Involvement and Participation Agency (IPA) and Tomorrow’s Company indicates that organisations that help their employees speak up are more able to create conditions for sustained business success. […]
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All change for collective redundancy rules
In this article, we analyse recent changes to the law on collective redundancies and explain how we can help organisations going through restructures. […]
UK Budget Statement – Free shares
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his Budget statement, announced further details in relation to “employee shareholders”. […]
Flexible working Code and Yahoo’s ban on home-working
The public body ACAS has published its draft Code of Practice in advance of the 2014 right to request flexible working from carers to all eligible employees. […]
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Tax relief is due on claw back of bonus
A taxpayer wins his claim for tax relief in relation to the repayment to his employer of part of his sign-on bonus. […]
Changes to unfair dismissal protection
The government has announced major changes to unfair dismissal laws which are expected to take effect from Summer 2013. […]