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UK: withdrawal of job offer due to sickness absence was unlawful disability discrimination
Employers who receive a reference detailing a potential recruit's significant absence levels in their last job risk a disability discrimination claim if …
UK: Government's white paper on future relationship and technical notes in the event of a Brexit no-deal
Over the summer the Government published its white paper on the future UK-EU relationship post transitional period, covering a wide range of issues …
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: employees protected against victimisation, despite ulterior motive for alleging discrimination, if acted honestly
The EAT in Saad v Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust has held that an employee was able to claim victimisation where subjected to detriment for …
UK: Employers may need to go further than strict compliance with the statutory right to a companion to ensure fairness
Employees have a statutory right to be accompanied to a disciplinary or grievance hearing by their chosen companion and, if that companion is unavailable …
UK: new resources for employers
HMRC has created a new online guide on statutory sick pay. Public Health England and Business in the Community have published a new toolkit to help …
UK: status as "temporary" agency worker turns on whether nature of work is permanent or temporary
A security guard on a zero hours contract and supplied mainly to one client for 21 months was held to be an agency worker entitled to rights under the …
UK: parliamentary committee inquiry into enforcement of the Equality Act; report into age discrimination
The House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee has launched an inquiry into the enforcement of the Equality Act 2010 and the effectiveness of the …
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 …
Australia: Labour Hire Licensing in Victoria - Consultation on draft regulations
On 7 August 2018, the Victorian Government opened a period of public consultation for the exposure draft Regulations under the Labour Hire Licensing Act …
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