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Refusal to pay resigning employee fair market value for shares not unfair
...unfair An employer had not treated an employee unfairly when it refused to pay her the fair market value for her shares after she resigned and became a ‘bad leaver’. The employee failed to get the agr...
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Consultation on the new right to carer’s leave
...dismissal should be automatically unfair if the reason or principal reason for dismissal is that the employee has taken or sought to take carer’s leave. An employee would also be able to bring a claim...
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Party manifestos: workplace issues
...unfair dismissal rights, with extra protections for pregnant women, those going through the menopause and terminally ill workersIncreased redundancy protection Introduce four new bank holidays an...
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Chloe Harrold's Column for The HR Director on HR Blunders in the Apprentice
...unfair dismissal in 2013. Preparing for the show I sat through the interview clips of candidates and it is brimming with corkers. Mergim Butaja sets the bar high, billing himself “God’s Gift” and “a...
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Labour’s 2017 Election Manifesto – For the Many, Not the Few
...unfair dismissal and other rights currently only available to employees. Tribunal fees and claims Tribunal fees will be abolished. Labour will also extend the time limit for bringing a maternity di...
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Compensation Awards Increase from 6 April 2017
...unfair dismissal compensatory award and the maximum amount of a week’s pay are to rise from 6 April 2017. The amount of a week’s pay will increase to £489 (up from £479). The cap on the compensatory ...
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New PRA and FCA Whistleblowing Rules. Are you Ready?
...unfair dismissal and detrimental treatment for whistleblowing. Settlement agreements and employment contracts Firms will have to ensure that wording in employment contracts and settlement agreements...
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Government clamps down on tax benefits for employee shareholders
...unfair dismissal) in exchange for shares and associated tax advantages. Although available to companies of all sizes, it was intended to benefit fast-growing small and medium-sized companies that wan...
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New compensation limits confirmed for April 2016
...unfair dismissal compensatory award and the maximum amount of a week’s pay from 6 April 2016. The amount of a week’s pay will increase to £479 (up from £475). The cap on the compensatory award will in...
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Sunday trading rules may be extended
...unfair dismissal and detrimental treatment for exercising or proposing to exercise their opt-out rights.
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Protections for Zero Hours Workers in Force
...unfair dismissal if they are dismissed for working for another employer. They also give workers the right to bring a tribunal claim if they are subjected to a detriment because they have worked for an...
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Zero Hours Contracts: Draft Anti-Avoidance Provisions Published
...unfair dismissal if they are dismissed for working for another employer. The Regulations also give workers the right to bring a tribunal claim if they are subjected to a detriment because they have wo...
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PRA and FCA Announce New Whistleblowing Rules
...unfair dismissal and detrimental treatment for whistleblowing. Firms will also be required to take disclosures from any person, not just workers who meet the relevant definition in the Employment Rig...
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Government Consults on Taxing Termination Payments
...unfair and wrongful dismissal and payments for compensation for loss of future earnings following discrimination; proposes to retain the existing exemptions for injury or disability; and proposes to...
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Compensatory Award Cap Challenge May Go To Court of Appeal
...unfair dismissal compensatory award may be heard by the Court of Appeal if it grants leave to appeal at a hearing on 19 May 2015. The cap, introduced in July 2013, is being challenged by Compromise A...
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April 2015 Changes in Employment Law
...unfair dismissal compensatory award increases to £78,335 and the cap on a week’s pay increases to £475 where the effective date of termination is on or after 6 April 2015. Increases to statutory sick...
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New Compensation Limits Confirmed
...unfair dismissal compensatory award and the maximum amount of a week’s pay from 6 April 2015. The amount of a week’s pay will increase to £475 (up from £464). The cap on the compensatory award will in...
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Reminder: Employment Law Changes from 1 October
...unfair dismissal where dismissal is connected with the employee’s membership of the Reserved Forces. Small and medium-sized employers will also receive payments if reservists in their employment are...
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Future of £30,000 Tax Exemption for Termination Payments in Doubt
...unfair dismissal, should be tax exempt although this would add an additional layer of complexity. The OTS also recommended: a formal consultation to review other exemptions available in respect of p...
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Unfair Dismissal Cap Challenge Fails
Unfair Dismissal Cap Challenge Fails An attempt to quash the new cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award has failed. The cap of 52 weeks' pay was introduced last July. A challenge was made on...