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19 January 2012
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…
19 January 2012
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. The protocol will bring the exchange of information article in the tax agreement in…
19 January 2012
Employment: Paternity leave extension shelved
The Government has shelved plans to extend fathers’ paternity leave to enable mothers to return to work earlier. Fathers are currently only allowed 2 weeks’ paternity leave, whereas the proposals…
19 January 2012
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…
19 January 2012
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…
19 January 2012
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…
19 January 2012
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…
19 January 2012
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. Before the employee leaves the UK Assignment policy Employers that would like…
19 January 2012
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. The new…
19 January 2012
Compensation & Benefits: Employment trends survey reveals extent of workplace belt tightening
The Confederation of British Industry and recruitment consultancy Harvey Nash have published a survey revealing the extent of organisational changes employers have made or are considering making to weather the…