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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…
19 January 2012
Employment: Compensation can be reduced for earnings
In unfair dismissal cases an employee does not have to give credit for earnings from alternative employment during the normal notice period (known as the “Norton Tool principle” after the…
19 January 2012
Employment: Offshore workers – “field breaks” count toward
An important decision for the oil and gas industry - the Employment Appeal Tribunal ("EAT") has reversed a previous decision that “field breaks” (time spent onshore by offshore workers) cannot…
19 January 2012
Employment: More employees get the right to request flexible working
At present employees with 26 weeks continuous employment have a right to request flexible working arrangements to accommodate caring responsibilities for children aged up to 6 (18 where the child…
19 January 2012
Employment: Changes to European Works Council regulations
The Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees (Amendment) Regulations 2010 (“TICE”) amending the Transnational Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 1999 (the “1999 Regulations”) in order to bring them into…