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UK: New tribunal compensation and statutory benefits levels - February/April 2012
From 1 February 2012, the cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award will increase from £68,400 to £72,300 and the cap on weekly pay (used to …
UK: No contractual damages for manner of dismissal
The Supreme Court has ruled that employees are not entitled to claim contractual damages for the manner of dismissal, whether in relation to a breach of …
UK: Is clawback the new market standard?
"The inclusion of clawback and malus provisions in scheme designs and executive contracts is a recognised way to prevent executives receiving rewards …
UK: Completion of Remuneration Policy Statement – final reminder!
If you are a Tier 2, 3 or 4 firm, there is now less than one month to go to complete your Remuneration Policy Statement (RPS) as required by the FSA …
UK: No service provision change under TUPE where client changes
The EAT has ruled for the first time that the service provision change provisions of TUPE cannot apply where the client to whom services are being …
UK and EU: Statutory holiday - ECJ confirms limit on carry-over; EAT rules no right to pay unless take or request time off
The ECJ has confirmed that Member States can lawfully require carried over statutory holiday to be taken within the following 15 months or else be …
UK: Employment law reforms - April 2012 government plans confirmed, new proposals and calls for evidence
The last month has seen a raft of government proposals for changes to employment laws. Details were included in a speech made by the Business …
UK: Equal pay - out of time tribunal claims can proceed in the High Court
A Court of Appeal ruling means that employers may face equal pay claims brought in the High Court as a breach of contract claim even though a tribunal …
UK: Proposals for change - protected conversations, abolition of unfair dismissal, working time opt-outs
Rumours of a number of proposals being considered by the Government have been published by the press. Nick Clegg is reported to have suggested that …
UK: Board diversity - change to UK Corporate Governance Code
The FRC has announced two changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code applying to financial years beginning on or after 1 October 2012 (although …
UK: Withdrawal of notice not permitted simply because of mistake
An employer cannot unilaterally withdraw a notice of termination simply because it mistakenly expected the employee to agree to proposed new terms …
UK: Whistleblowers - employers are not vicariously liable for victimisation by colleagues
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the law does not prohibit workers from victimising their colleagues for whistleblowing, and therefore an employer …
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