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Corbyn v Smith: employment law proposals
...contracts, provide employment rights from day one, repeal the Trade Union Act 2016 and abolish employment tribunal fees. Owen Smith’s other proposals Owen Smith has announced 25 workplace pledges i...
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ACAS conciliation: importance of conciliating against correct respondent
ACAS conciliation: importance of conciliating against correct respondent The Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld an employment tribunal’s refusal to add a respondent where the claimant had not obtained ...
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Conservatives Publish their General Election Manifesto
...contracts and the self-employed will all be properly protected. No further detail is given and precise proposals will depend on the recommendations of the Taylor review. Brexit The Conservatives co...
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Queen’s speech: workplace issues
Queen’s speech: workplace issues The Queen’s speech, delivered today, sets out the new Government’s legislative programme and covers a number of areas of interest for employers. What new ...
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New legislation on holiday entitlement and pay
...contracts and holiday policies and consider specifying the order in which annual leave is taken, as well as making it clear that workers should take their holiday and warning of the risk of ...
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Buy-Outs of Variable Remuneration: PRA Consultation
Buy-Outs of Variable Remuneration: PRA Consultation The PRA has issued a consultation on its proposed new rule to address the issue of buy-outs of variable remuneration. The new rule will apply to al...
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Negotiating severance packages: you can’t pick and choose
Negotiating severance packages: you can’t pick and choose The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employer is not expected to honour the agreed parts of an employee’s severance package while ...
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Women on Boards: Report Calls for Strengthening of Executive Search Firm Code
...contracts that they will comply with all aspects of the voluntary code and explain if unable to do so; A database of women with the skills to take a FTSE 350 board position should be created; The c...
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No Appeal Against Overtime Back Pay Ruling
No Appeal Against Overtime Back Pay Ruling It is understood that Unite has confirmed there will be no appeal against the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s ruling which limited a worker’s ability to claim p...
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Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs): What changes after 27 December 2022?
...contracts entered into on or after that date. Until 27 December 2022, there is a transition period allowing contracts signed before 27 September 2021, using the SCCs available prior to June 2021 (the ...
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Forgotten about the IR35 reforms? HMRC hasn’t …. so here’s a reminder of the basics
...contracts with in the first instance. Failing that it will then look to the client. Therefore, it is important for clients to ensure they only engage with reputable and financially sound companies in ...
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The end of free movement as we know it?
The end of free movement as we know it? Recent confusing press reports indicating that freedom of movement for EU/EFTA nationals will ‘end overnight’ following a no deal departure from the EU on 31 Oc...
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Privacy Shield 2.0: one step closer to implementation
Privacy Shield 2.0: one step closer to implementation Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework: agreement in principle reached The US and EU have reached an agreement in principle on a n...
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Can settlement agreements settle future claims?
Can settlement agreements settle future claims? Future statutory claims cannot be settled by a settlement agreement The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that a settlement agreement cannot s...
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Professors successful in age discriminations claim against Oxford University's mandatory retirement age
Professors successful in age discriminations claim against Oxford University's mandatory retirement age An Employment Tribunal has found that the University of Oxford’s enforced retirement age cannot ...
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Future of £30,000 Tax Exemption for Termination Payments in Doubt
Future of £30,000 Tax Exemption for Termination Payments in Doubt The Office for Tax Simplification (“OTS”) has proposed that the current £30,000 tax exemption for termination payments should be scrap...
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Government confirms detail of private sector IR35 reforms
...contracts with and each party will have to cascade this down the labour supply chain until it reaches the fee payer. Who is responsible for any unpaid tax and NIC’s? A party that fails t...
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IR35 are you ready?
...contracts with an end date beyond April 2021 will have to take account of the new legislation now. Fixed-cost assessment Our fixed-cost due diligence assessment tool enables you to review your contr...
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Government to set minimum service levels during strikes
...contracts by striking) if it fails to take reasonable steps to ensure that its members identified by the employer, work during the strike. However, the union’s liability in damages will be limited to ...
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Important update on right to work checks requirements for UK Employers
Important update on right to work checks requirements for UK Employers All employers in the UK have a responsibility to prevent illegal working. The Home Office provides right to work guidance, advisi...