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UK: Shared parental leave - new guidance, and ET ruling relevant to pay enhancement
BIS has published technical guidance on the new shared parental leave (SPL) regime applicable to babies due from 5 April 2015, …
UK: Territorial scope of employment law rights: employees based abroad struggle to show sufficient connection to GB
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the right to claim unfair dismissal only applies to employees working or based abroad if they can show …
UK: Key employment law changes in force 1 October 2014
Employment tribunals now have the power to order an employer who has breached equal pay law to carry out an equal pay audit and publish the audit on …
UK: Senior Managers, Certification and Conduct Rules - a new regulatory regime for individuals in banking
The final report of the Parliamentary Committee on Banking Standards criticised not just the "firewall of accountability" around senior individuals …
Podcast: Developments in data protection laws in the UK and EU - impact on employers
To register to listen to the recording or download as a podcast please contact: Jane Webber who will send you confirmation of your …
UK: Termination - employees can be held to notice period and need not be paid if they refuse to work
Last year the Supreme Court ruled that, where an employer dismisses an employee with immediate effect in breach of the employment contract, the employee …
UK: Restrictive covenants - Court of Appeal refuses to correct poor drafting
A recent case highlights the importance of careful and tailored drafting of covenants. Read literally, a covenant prohibited an ex-employee from working …
UK: Disciplinaries - no right to increase sanction on appeal unless express provision
An employer has no contractual right to increase a disciplinary sanction on appeal under a contractual disciplinary policy unless the policy expressly …
UK: New resources - flexible work form, SPL guide, illegal work, disabled employees
The Government has published the following new resources for employers: a standard form for employees to use when making a flexible working …
UK: Zero hours contracts - consultation on anti-avoidance measures
The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill includes a provision banning the use of exclusivity clauses in contracts which do not guarantee any …
UK: Whistleblowing - reform proposals and guidance
The Government has published a consultation seeking views by 30 September 2014 on how to implement the proposed duty on prescribed …
UK: FCA and PRA publish conclusions on the impact of financial incentives for whistleblowers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) have proposed not to introduce financial incentives for …
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