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The Finance Conduct Authority has won a test case before the Supreme Court concerning claims during the health crisis under business interruption insurance …

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Centrica, owner of British Gas, has long suffered from being the market leader in its sector, with overgenerous pay, terms and conditions …

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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has issued a consultation paper seeking views on non-complete and exclusivity clauses in employment contracts …

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The Bradford-based supermarket Morrisons has just announced a minimum hourly pay increase from £9 …

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With effect from Friday, 15th January anyone seeking to travel to England or Scotland, including UK nationals returning home, must have a valid negative COVID-19 test certificate …

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At time of economic difficulty, employers may be tempted to trim bonus obligations …

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Due to the late publication of the EU-UK Free Trade and Cooperation Agreement (FTCA), not all EU countries will yet be in a position to handle social security arrangements for posted workers from the UK …

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Congestion at UK container ports is leading to serious supply chain problems as manufacturers race to beat the end of month Brexit deadline …

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The transition period under Brexit is now virtually over and with no ongoing agreement yet to replace the Withdrawal Agreement, there will be a huge legislative hole that employers will have to confront …

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The Supermarket Aldi is paying all its 35,000 UK store and distribution employees a 10% Christmas bonus …

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer (UK Chief Finance Minister) has announced that from 2030, use of the Retail Price Index (RPI) will be wholly discontinued in favour of the Consumer Price Index + housing (CPIH) …

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Pharmacists working for LloydsPharmacy group who are seeking recognition as a trade union bargaining unit have come a step closer to achieving their claim …

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It is a huge uphill task for UK negotiators to fill the gap left by existing EU trade deals with other countries and trading blocks when it leaves the EU on December 31st …

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From 1st October 2021, EU, EEA and Swiss citizens will not be able to use their national ID card to enter the UK …

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With the EEA and Switzerland (apart from the Irish Republic) now appearing to be practically future “no go” areas for posting employees, what other countries around the World will there be that allow posting without the need to pay social security twice? The following countries are those that allow at least the avoidance of “double contributions” – Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Chile, Isle of Man, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey and Guernsey, Mauritius, New Zealand, Philippines, Republics of former Yugoslavia (the Republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo), South Korea, Turkey and the USA …

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