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Major shake up at Tesco supermarket chain …

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Average earnings rose faster than since records began in 2001 …

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Amongst the FTSE100 companies, 9% received less than an 80% vote in support of remuneration policies and one company found the majority of shareholders voting down the policy …

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Employers should be relieved by the conclusions of a recent EAT case …

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The government has the aim of making Scotland a leading ‘Fair Work Nation’ by 2025 …

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The UK Government has launched a consultation on the Harpur Trust v Brazel Supreme Court judgment …

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Although post-Brexit changes were made to data protection rules as long ago as 2018, employers have since been waiting for detailed guidance on how to implement them …

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The government has decided to sponsor six Private Members Bills covering, inter alia, redundancy protection for pregnant women and those recently having given birth; the prevention of harassment to employees from third parties (such as Clients); the right to take neonatal leave after 26 weeks service and the right to take up to one week of Carer’s leave in any 12-month period …

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Workers will have an additional day off this year, as the nation gets a holiday to mark the coronation of King Charles …

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The Company and the Unite Union have just agreed a one-year collective agreement for employees at its Goodwood factory in West Sussex …

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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has produced key information documents for agency workers paid through umbrella companies …

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HM Revenue & Customs recently published guidance about paying taxes and National Insurance contributions in the UK if an employee works for an employer based in Ukraine …

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Since April 2021, employers taking advantage of the ‘National Insurance holiday for the employers of veterans’ have been able to apply a zero-rate of secondary National Insurance contributions (for that employee) for a period up to 12 months …

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Company car tax rates for zero emission vehicles and ultra-low emission vehicles, emitting less than 75g of CO2 per kilometre, will increase in 2025 to 2026 by 1 percentage point; 2026 to 2027 by a further 1 percentage point; and 2027 to 2028 by yet another 1 percentage point …

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Greater clarification has recently been given about the circumstances when it is necessary for a Norwegian national or resident entering UK territory – particularly in the energy and transport sectors – to obtain a social security certificate confirming they are covered by the Norwegian system …

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