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Collective redundancy: UK government confirms plans for reform from April 2013
The government has today published its response to the consultation on changes to collective redundancy law. It has announced plans to: …
UK: The £1.7 million lunch - requiring leavers under employee incentive plans to comply with restrictive covenants
A recent High Court case provides useful clarity that companies operating employee incentive plans should be able to link the exercise of a discretion to …
Political belief/affiliation: UK law in breach of human rights
UK law may need to be amended to protect employees from dismissal because of their political beliefs or affiliation. The European Court of Human Rights …
UK: Unfair dismissal: ruling on prior warnings, human rights challenge rejected
Employers can rely on a current prior warning to support a dismissal for misconduct which would not justify dismissal on its own, even where the two …
Social media: caution required when disciplining for Facebook comments
Employers should not assume that they have the right to restrict an employee's freedom to express views on social media where these concern personal …
Pay in lieu of holiday: EU law allows calculation using pay rate applicable when accrued
Employers may be able to pay in lieu of accrued but unused annual leave on termination only at the rate of pay applicable during the period the leave was …
UK: Compromise agreement: legal costs indemnity may cover alleged crimes
The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision (see here) on the scope of a compromise agreement indemnity for legal costs in defending …
UK: TUPE - scope of service provision change discussed
The service provision chance (SPC) limb of TUPE does not apply where the activities are in connection with "a single specific event or task of short-term …
UK: New tribunal compensation and statutory benefits levels: February/April 2013
From 1 February 2013, the cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award will increase from £72,300 to £74,200 and the cap on weekly pay (used to …
UK government confirm flexible parental leave and extension to right to request flexible work from 2014/15
The UK government has announced a new flexible parental leave regime that will allow parents to share 50 out of 52 weeks of statutory maternity leave and …
UK government to press ahead with "employee shareholder" status
The UK government has published its response to a consultation paper on the Chancellor's proposal for a new employment status, previously "employee …
UK: New resources - November 2012
MoD consultation (closing date 18 January 2013) on reform of the reserve forces regime, including possible legislation to prevent discrimination …
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