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UK: Queen's Speech and Brexit developments
The Queen's Speech on 21 June 2017 set out the government's programme for the next two years and was inevitably dominated by Brexit-related legislation. …
South Korea: new government announces proposals to increase support for work-life balance
South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In has announced the Government's support for greater work-life balance for Korean employees, including proposals to …
UK: tribunal rules that failure to enhance pay for shared parental leave is sex discrimination
A tribunal has ruled that an employer's failure to enhance pay for shared parental leave (SPL) to the same level as enhanced maternity pay is direct sex …
Singapore: Compliance checks- changes to entitlements effective 1 July 2017
Changes to shared parental leave and adoption leave entitlements as well an increase in the re-employment age ceiling will take effect from 1 July 2017. …
UK: April 2017 changes - apprenticeship levy, tribunal compensation limits, national minimum wage, statutory benefits and immigration skills charge
From 6 April 2017 UK employers with an annual pay bill of or over £3 million will be required to pay an apprenticeship levy at a rate equivalent to 0.5% …
UK: New statutory benefit and minimum wage rates confirmed
The national minimum wage increases have been confirmed: the hourly rate for those aged 25 or over will be £7.50 from April 2017. The Department for Work …
UK: Breastfeeding at work - employers may need to adjust employee hours
Employers should ensure that employees who are breastfeeding are able to express milk at work sufficiently regularly to avoid medical problems (in …
UK: New publications - EHRC Pregnancy and Maternity Pledge
The EHRC has launched a new Working Forward initiative to support pregnancy and maternity rights, asking employers to sign up to an EHRC pledge to make …
UK: Shared parental pay - care needed when handling grievances or changing policy on pay
Employers should have effective processes in place to handle any grievances challenging their parental leave pay policies. If the policy is …
India: Amendments to maternity benefit
Enhancements to maternity benefits in India under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (the Act) have been in the spotlight for some time. Calls for such …
UK: Consultation on changes to taxation of salary sacrifice
HMRC is consulting until 19 October 2016 on restricting the use of salary sacrifice for the provision of benefits in kind with effect from April …
UK: Budget 2016 - key announcements for employment law
The 2016 Budget delivered by the Chancellor on 16 March includes the following: From April 2018, the Government will tighten the scope of the income …
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