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14 November 2016

Brexit: Landmark High Court Ruling that Parliamentary Approval is Required to Trigger Article 50

The Summary Claimants, including a group known as "The People's Challenge to Article 50", have succeeded in obtaining a declaration from the High Court that the Government does not have…

14 July 2016

Privacy Shield Agreement Approved

This week the Privacy Shield Agreement was formally approved for data transfers between EU member states and the US. As previously reported, Privacy Shield is the replacement for the former Safe…

16 June 2016

CELIA Alliance welcomes new member RsA Asia in China

Abbiss Cadres is delighted to announce that on 1 June 2016, the CELIA Alliance welcomed new member firm, RsA Asia. Following the recent addition of Anssen Consulting as a new…

13 June 2016

The new Pension Bill: Highlights in 5 minutes

On 18 May 2016 the Queen announced the introduction of the Pension Bill 2016.  Primarily intended to protect large numbers of people who have been or are being auto-enrolled into…

2 June 2016

New European data protection regulations herald major changes from 2018

Businesses both within, and transacting with, the EU need to plan to manage the significant impact and major penalty regime of the new regulations. The Data Protection Directive of 1995…

27 May 2016

Significant changes to Tier 2 skilled workers visa

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) are an independent body who advise the UK government on migration issues and periodically issue reports on different aspects of immigration law.  It recently reviewed…

25 April 2016

EU-US Privacy Shield rejected

In March 2016, the EU Commission issued a draft decision stating that the Privacy Shield agreement negotiated between US officials and the EU Commission in January 2016, as a replacement…

7 April 2016

Court confirms decision to include commission in holiday pay

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has confirmed that an employee’s holiday pay should take into account the contractual commission they would have received had they been able to work during their…

31 March 2016

Introduction of the new National Living Wage

First announced in the 2015 Summer Budget, the compulsory National Living Wage will take effect from 1 April 2016.  This is set to start at £7.20 an hour and will…

29 March 2016

UK Budget 2016: key takeaways for HR practitioners

On 16 March 2016, the Chancellor delivered the 2016 Budget.  This article provides an overview of the key developments relevant to HR practitioners. Changes in tax rates and allowances Income…