Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to United Kingdom as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
United Kingdom: Q4 2022 – Business bankruptcies highest since 2015
Sluggish recovery of productivity after the pandemic, but bankruptcies tell a different tale …
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United Kingdom: 2023 Budget announcement
The Spring Budget announced by the Chancellor this week extends the scope for 30 hours of free term-time childcare from the age of nine months in households where both parents are working …
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United Kingdom: Reusing IDVT results at each job change
The Home Office has just issued guidance on the technical requirements necessary when employers are having to rely on reusable Identity Document Validation Technology …
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United Kingdom: CMA warns about anti-competitive behaviour in the HR field
The Competition and Markets Authority has transformed over the last year from being largely indifferent to such actions, to now publishing a guide to employers on how to avoid breaking competition law …
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United Kingdom: Progress with the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill
Whilst private sector employers are largely unaffected by this pending legislation, it will have a potential impact on the operations of companies via their reliance on power transmission and the health service …
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United Kingdom: Legal services board to consult on the misuse of non-disclosure agreement
Employers should be aware that the Legal Services Board is about to review the use of gagging orders in NDAs …
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United Kingdom: Q4 2022 was a period of zero growth, or was it?
As we have demonstrated in our latest edition of Labour Market Trends, UK GDP data is not at all reliable …
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United Kingdom: What Brexit did
Whatever political views exist about Brexit, the economic consequences are inarguable …
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United Kingdom: Resolving the mismatch between holiday pay for part-timers and part-year workers
A consultation paper has been issued following the Supreme Court case of Harper Trust and Brazel …
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United Kingdom: Government consultation on draft code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement
The government has issued its consultation paper concerning a proposed code of practice on ‘dismissal and re-engagement’ …
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United Kingdom: Why it is important to draft settlement agreements broadly
When a settlement is made in the context of a tribunal claim, it is usually set out in a COT3 form …
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United Kingdom: What happens if an employee fails to notify their employer of a disability and is subsequently dismissed
In a recent EAT case, an employee was found to have hidden his condition of epilepsy …
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United Kingdom: Should the banker bonus cap be retained?
The Prudential Regulatory Authority and Financial Conduct Authority are currently consulting with financial institutions to determine if the current ratio between fixed and variable pay is encouraging more remuneration to be directed towards fixed rewards …
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United Kingdom: London bus drivers reach 18% deal
After 20 days of strike action, Unite Members working for Abellio have agreed to a deal that would give new drivers starting annual salaries of £32,000 (US$39 …
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