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8 March 2016

EU-US Privacy Shield published

The full details of the Privacy Shield Agreement reached between EU Commission and US government officials at the beginning of February 2016 have now been published. Where we left off…

29 February 2016

UK tax authorities crackdown on remuneration tax avoidance

In February 2016, the UK tax authorities (HMRC) announced that they will be cracking down on certain types of remuneration arrangements which seek to convert what would otherwise be taxable…

19 February 2016

Immigration article featured in Tech London

Tech London, the online platform supporting technology innovation and growth in London, has featured our article on the available immigration routes for incoming tech talent. The continued growth of London’s…

12 February 2016

Mandatory gender pay reporting regulations published

The UK government has published the draft Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2016 with major implications for large employers.  Public consultation on the draft regulation will remain…

8 February 2016

Safe Harbor: a step forward

EU-US Privacy Shield To the surprise of some commentators, the discussions between the EU Commission and US government officials have now produced a form of agreement on a replacement data…

2 February 2016

What progress in replacing the Safe Harbor scheme?

The Judicial Committee of the US Senate approved the Judicial Redress Act (JRA) on 28 January 2016  (symbolically, International Data Privacy Day) designed to remove one of the obstacles which…

20 January 2016

ECHR finds surveillance of private communications at work does not infringe human rights

Background The much litigated issue of employers’ rights to review employees’ private communications during working hours, using company equipment, has come before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The…

16 December 2015

Highlights for HR professionals from the draft Finance Bill 2016

The draft Finance Bill 2016 was published on 9 December 2015 and contains a number of provisions that will be relevant to HR practitioners. These provisions implement the changes announced…

26 November 2015

Autumn Statement 2015: Main points to note for UK employers

Following the tax announcements of the Summer Budget in July of this year, yesterday’s Autumn Statement focussed mainly on the Government’s Spending Review.  However, it did also contain a few…

12 November 2015

Exceptional talent in Tech industry can now apply for UK visas in groups

From today, 12 November 2015, technology businesses in the UK can recruit teams of exceptional talent from outside the EU in groups of five.  This forms part of the Tech…