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19 January 2012
Employment: Equality Bill to reverse Malcolm
The UK Government has published the Equality Bill which would reverse the problematic House of Lords’ judgment in London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm (“Malcolm”). The Malcolm decision currently makes…
19 January 2012
International Assignments: Termination of a foreign secondment: Repatriation and reintegration obligation
Obligations for French employers to repatriate seconded employees triggered by business transfers. The temporary cross-border assignment of employees in multinational groups is a common HR management tool. To protect seconded…
19 January 2012
Compensation & Benefits: UK income tax and social security – the new realities
We look at the new tax rates in force from April 2010 as well as the new rules on tax relief for pension contributions. Changes to the UK tax system…
19 January 2012
Compensation & Benefits: New personal pension accounts regime
As the UK government moves to ensure the UK (and its employers) save for retirement and issues more consultation on the new regime planned for 2012, now is the time…
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…