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Australia: Victorian State Election update: Labor is re-elected for a second term - what does this mean for industrial relations in Victoria over the next four years?
The Victorian state election on Saturday 24 November 2018 was characterised by large swings, with the Liberal party losing several previously safe seats …
Hong Kong: Proposed Changes to Laws Impacting Employers
In the 2018 Policy Address on 10 October 2018, the Chief Executive of the HKSAR Carrie Lam announced several key proposals in respect of benefits …
UK: Government consults on mandatory ethnicity pay gap reporting
The Government has published a consultation on ethnicity pay reporting, making clear its position that this should become mandatory (possibly subject to …
Recruitment and protection of talent: a boardroom issue for pharma
Our article Recruitment and protection of talent: a boardroom issue for pharma is available on our pharma hub here. Technological advancement is key …
UK: HMRC update on national minimum wage liabilities following a TUPE transfer
HMRC has issued an update confirming that, with effect from 2 July 2018, where there has been a TUPE transfer of employees, all national minimum …
UK: parliamentary committee recommends reforms for gender pay gap reporting
On 2 August 2018 the House of Commons' Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee published a report on the gender pay gap reporting obligation …
UK: guidance for employers on actions to close the gender pay gap
On 1 August 2018 the Government Equalities Office (GEO) confirmed that 100% of employers covered by the new gender pay gap reporting obligation have now …
UK: revised corporate governance code
The FRC has published a new version of the UK Corporate Governance Code applicable to accounting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019. The …
UK: sleep-in carers not entitled to national minimum wage while asleep
The Court of Appeal has ruled that on-call employees who have to remain available for work at a particular location but are expected to sleep will only …
UK: Diversity Developments - presentation of pay gap data, proposals on parental leave and dress code guidance
The Government Equalities Office has published the findings of a commissioned study (here) concluding that the clearest and most accessible way of …
UK: Compensation - impact of flexible PHI options on loss of earnings claim
Employers should be aware that, where they provide different levels of PHI benefit through a flexible benefits scheme, this may mean that only part of …
UK: HMRC and HM Treasury Publish Consultation to Extend Recent IR35 Public Sector Reforms to the Private Sector
On 18 May 2018, HMRC published a consultation document entitled "Off-payroll working in the private sector" with the aim of tackling what it perceives as …
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