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Painter Killed by Reversing Lorry
Painter Killed by Reversing Lorry The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted EMC Contracts Ltd after a painter working on a project to fit out a new coffee shop at a cinema was struck by a reve...
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Employment Law Changes from April 2016
Employment Law Changes from April 2016 The following changes come into force in April 2016: 1 April National Living Wage Workers aged 25 and over will have to be paid the National Living Wage of £7...
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Cap on public sector exit payments back on the agenda
Cap on public sector exit payments back on the agenda The Government is going ahead with plans to prevent public sector employers paying exit or severance payments of more than £95,000. The cap affect...
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Addison Lee refused permission to appeal worker status ruling for couriers
...contracts and arrangements to protect themselves against potential claims.
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Collaboration between businesses – what are your options?
...contracts in its own name, and any liability, including taxation of the partnership business, will ultimately fall to the partners themselves. A common solution is to create a new company owned...
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Gender Pay Gap Reporting Obligations in Force from April
Gender Pay Gap Reporting Obligations in Force from April The Government has published revised draft regulations which will require larger private and voluntary sector employers in England, Wales and ...
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Small Business Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 Receives Royal Assent
...contracts. Provisions on public sector exit payments. None of the provisions are currently in force.
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Refusal to pay resigning employee fair market value for shares not unfair
Refusal to pay resigning employee fair market value for shares not unfair An employer had not treated an employee unfairly when it refused to pay her the fair market value for her shares after she res...
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Tribunals: Unless Orders must be unambiguous to strike out whole case
Tribunals: Unless Orders must be unambiguous to strike out whole case A tribunal may only strike out a whole case if a claimant has not complied with an Unless Order if the Order unambiguously states ...
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Harpur Trust v Brazel – are you calculating holiday pay correctly?
...contracts (as any untaken holiday can be paid to them in lieu when the contract ends). If you have any part-year workers who are permanently employed and their pay varies according to the work they d...
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HMRC confirms when new rules on taxing notice pay apply
HMRC confirms when new rules on taxing notice pay apply HMRC have confirmed that new rules on the tax treatment of notice pay only apply where the payment is made, and the employment terminates on or ...
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Call for Evidence on Tips, Gratuities, Cover and Service Charges
Call for Evidence on Tips, Gratuities, Cover and Service Charges The Government has issued a call for evidence seeking information on how tips, gratuities, cover and service charges are collected and ...
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Immigration - new visa application centres to open in October 2018
Immigration - new visa application centres to open in October 2018 The government confirmed that Sopra Steria has secured a contract to provide in-person visa appointments within the UK for work and s...
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Compulsory Equal Pay Audits: Latest Developments
Compulsory Equal Pay Audits: Latest Developments The Government has issued its response to its consultation on equal pay audits and published draft Regulations. From I October 2014, employment tribuna...
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Supreme Court: employer not vicariously liable for doctor’s actions when carrying out medical tests on its behalf
Supreme Court: employer not vicariously liable for doctor’s actions when carrying out medical tests on its behalf The Supreme Court has ruled that Barclays was not vicariously liable for a self-employ...
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Transgender woman brings discrimination claim against courier company in latest “gig economy” case
Transgender woman brings discrimination claim against courier company in latest “gig economy” case A transgender woman, known as Hayley Stanley, has brought a discrimination claim against the courier ...
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FCA Dear CEO letter - FCA sets out its expectations on financial promotions
...contracts for differences, collective investment schemes); cash savings and bank accounts; insurance (e.g. home, motor, travel); pensions; mortgages; life assurance; and payment services and e-money (...
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Trade unions: making direct offers to employees and bypassing collective bargaining not unlawful
...contracts if they could not reach agreement. What were the Employee’s response to Kostal’s terms? The employees claimed each letter was an unlawful inducement. They argued the sole or main purpose o...
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International Data Transfers: new versions of UK’s Standard Contractual Clauses come into force
...contracts entered into on or before 21 September 2022 may use the existing EU SCCs as an appropriate safeguard to transfer data overseas After 21 September 2022: data exporters must use the ...
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Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statements for Businesses: Updated Guidance Published
...contracts against businesses that have a modern slavery statement. The updated guidance can be viewed here.