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UK: Brexit - UK government gives assurances to EU citizens in the UK
The rights of EU citizens currently in the UK were the subject of considerable focus last week, in light of concerns as to whether the Home Office will …
Australia: Latest data on enterprise bargaining wages trends – June 2017 Quarter
The ‘Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining’ report for April-June 2017 was released by the Department of Employment on Friday. This data is a valuable …
UK: The UNISON tribunal fees ruling - has Lord Reed opened the floodgates?
There has been considerable speculation as to the likely effects of the Supreme Court’s decision in R (on the application of UNISON) v Lord Chancellor to …
France: Obligations in relation to private health insurance
An employer must give to each employee (in French) at the commencement of their employment contract an explanatory note (notice d’information) clarifying …
UK: Tax evasion - New corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion
Two new corporate criminal offences of "failure to prevent" the facilitation of UK and foreign tax evasion, contained in the Criminal Finances Act 2017, …
UK: New Resources
New presidential guidance has been issued in relation to how employment tribunals should calculate pensions loss and awards for injury to feelings in …
UK: Corporate governance - Government response to consultations on reform proposals
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published its response paper on UK corporate governance reform, following …
UK: Pay gap reporting - EHRC recommendations and HSF review of gender pay gap reports published so far
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has recently published research into gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps, along with a strategy for …
UK: Data Protection Bill published - employers should prepare now for GDPR
The Government published the draft Data Protection Bill (the "Bill") on 14 September. The Bill will be debated at its second reading in the House of …
UK: Medical assessments - employers should review their arrangements to minimise risk of vicarious liability
A High Court has held in Various claimants v Barclays Bank an employer vicariously liable for the acts (in this case, alleged sexual assaults) of a …
UK: Discrimination - burden of proof ruling highlights need for employers to present positive case
In Efobi v Royal Mail the EAT has ruled that it is not incumbent on the claimant in a discrimination claim to prove a prima facie case: it is for the …
UK: Employer's duty of trust and confidence - caution needed before suspending to investigate alleged misconduct
A recent High Court ruling serves as a reminder to employers not automatically to suspend an employee accused of misconduct while an investigation takes …
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