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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 …
Hong Kong: Private employers face the introduction of statutory paternity leave for the first time
The law in Hong Kong has recently changed to allow male government employees under a continuous employment contract for at least 40 weeks to take …
Australia: Changes to Fair Work legislation
There have been recent changes to the Fair Work legislation in the following areas: transfer of business bargaining time limitations for unfair …
Australia: New Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal to make remuneration orders
Stakeholders in the retail, livestock, bulk grain, interstate long distance and intrastate long distance sectors can expect orders …
Australia: Trial by media: a continuing trend
The recent dismissal of James Ashby’s sexual harassment case against former Speaker Peter Slipper concludes yet another example of ‘trial …
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 …
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