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UK: Are you ready for the UCITS V Remuneration Code?
UCITS V is now in force and management companies will become subject to the remuneration code and disclosure requirements over the course of 2016. The …
UK: New publications - data transfer, discriminatory adverts, autism, bonus tax avoidance schemes
The Information Commissioner's Office has issued interim guidance following the publication of the proposed EU-US Privacy Shield framework to …
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 …
UK: Early conciliation - EAT rulings establish flexible approach to compliance
A number of recent EAT rulings suggest that technical arguments over compliance with the early conciliation rules for tribunal claims may be given short …
UK: Salary-sacrifice childcare vouchers - EAT rules that employers can suspend provision during family leave
Employers offering childcare vouchers through a salary sacrifice scheme have often questioned HMRC Guidance that they must continue to provide the …
UK: Vicarious liability - Supreme Court's broad application of "close connection" test means employers more likely to be liable for employee misbehaviour
Employers could be held vicariously liable for staff misbehaviour in a broader range of situations following the Supreme Court ruling in Mohamud v WM …
UK: April 2016 changes - tribunal compensation limits, national minimum wage, and tribunal rules
From 6 April 2016, the cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award will increase from £78,335 to £78,962 and the cap on weekly pay (used to …
UK: EAT rejects appeal on inclusion of commission in holiday pay
The EAT gave its judgment on the appeal in Lock v British Gas Trading yesterday. It upheld the tribunal's ruling that words can be written into the …
UK: Proposals for reform to tribunal and court process
The way in which employment claims are processed is likely to be the subject of some upheaval in the coming years. An interim report on the Civil Courts …
UK: New resources from Acas and government
Acas have published a guide on 'legal highs' and analysis of key workplace trends for 2016. The Department for Work and Pensions have …
UK: Zero hours workers - remedies now available
On 11 January 2016 individuals on zero hours contracts were finally given a legal remedy where their employer penalises them for breaching an …
UK: Bonus decisions - Wednesbury unreasonableness test is relevant
Last year's Supreme Court ruling (see here) that employers may be required to consider all relevant factors and discount irrelevant ones (the public …
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