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UK: Unfair dismissal - whether pay cut proposals apply to management as well as staff could impact on fairness of dismissal for refusing pay cut
The EAT has confirmed that, in deciding whether it was fair to dismiss an employee for refusing to take a pay cut, the issue is whether it was reasonable …
UK: Consultation on specialist disability employment programmes
The Government is consulting on specialist disability employment programmes, ending on 17 October 2011.
UK: No extension of right to time off to train
The Government has published its response to the consultation on the right to time off to train, confirming that the right will not to be extended to …
UK: Pensions automatic enrolment
Many companies still need to consider how they will implement pensions automatic enrolment and, with most employers required to become automatic …
UK: The Davies Report on women on boards
The Davies Report on women on boards published in February 2011 recommended that executive search firms should draw up a voluntary code of conduct to …
UK: HMRC tax concession for legal fees on termination
Earlier this year the HMRC codified the tax concession (ESC A81) for legal fees on termination (see our March 2011 ebulletin). The drafting …
UK: New resources - July 2011
Herbert Smith guide to the changes to the Takeover Code in force from 19 September 2011 Herbert Smith ebulletin on the Alternative Investment …
France: New rules on the obligation to pay a bonus to employees on the distribution of increased dividends to shareholders
Further to a law adopted on 13 July 20111 but not yet formally published, certain companies in France are now required to pay to employees a bonus linked …
EU: Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive - Remuneration
It is imperative for HR professionals, in-house counsel, compliance officers and others with responsibility for remuneration-related issues within firms …
UK: Government plans for employment law changes
BIS is consulting until 8 August 2011 on the following proposals: changing the leave available to parents from no earlier than April 2015. …
Disciplinary meetings: limits to right to legal representation
An employee may be entitled to legal representation at a public sector employer's disciplinary hearing where the outcome will have a substantial …
UK: Collective redundancy - employees cannot bring representative claims for protective awards
Employees who bring a claim for failure to inform and consult on collective redundancies (eg, where there are no trade union or employee representatives) …
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