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UK: Shared parental leave - further regulations and guidance
BIS has published further sets of draft regulations connected with the new SPL regime, available here. These extend the regime to parents fostering …
UK: Constructive dismissal - claim not prevented by employee's prior repudiatory breach
The EAT has ruled that an employee who has committed a prior repudiatory breach can still bring a constructive unfair dismissal claim, in this case based …
UK: Tribunal breach of contract claims - set-off defence available to employer as alternative to counterclaim
The EAT has confirmed that an employer facing a breach of contract claim in the tribunal may be able to recover sums owed to it by the employee (eg, …
UK: Discipline - no breach of duty in instituting disciplinary proceedings where within range of reasonable responses
Employers will not breach their duty of care by starting the disciplinary process where this is objectively within the range of reasonable responses, …
UK: Termination - employees can be held to notice period and need not be paid if they refuse to work
The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that, if an employee leaves without giving contractual notice (save in constructive dismissal …
UK: Statutory holiday pay - EAT confirms pay for non-guaranteed overtime must be taken into account
"Non-guaranteed" compulsory overtime pay ("non-guaranteed" in that the employer is not obliged to offer overtime, but it is compulsory for the worker to …
UK: Executive remuneration and share plans
Following a busy year for executive remuneration and share plans, this briefing sets out an overview of some of the most topical issues that we are …
UK: High earners reporting for limited licence/limited activity IFPRU firms: action required by 10 November
Limited licence/limited activity firms subject to the requirements of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV) will have received email correspondence …
UK: The EBA clamp-down on role-based allowances: behind the headlines
As has been widely reported, the European Banking Authority has stated that many role-based allowances should now be treated as variable remuneration, …
UK: New resources - Acas guidance on bereavement and dress codes
Following the Government's decision that it was not "feasible" to introduce a new statutory right to bereavement leave, Acas has …
UK: Trade union recognition - blocking by sweetheart unions, and new guidance
The High Court has ruled that UK trade union recognition law is not incompatible with the European Convention of Human Rights in allowing an …
UK: Fixed-term employees - employer not liable for less favourable treatment under terms of PHI policy
An employer's policy with an insurer provided that employees received PHI cover after a 26 week qualifying period; however, fixed-term employees were not …
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