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The Equal Pay Bill has recently had its first reading in the House of Lords …

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Stricter contractual information rules will apply from April 6th 2020 …

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At the point when the UK is jumping headlong out of the EU, what it most needs are other friendly nations to do business with …

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The HMRC tax authority has announced that the new IR35 tax rules will only apply to payments for services undertaken after the 6th of April 2020 …

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A package of proposed legal reforms, under draft law 2708, have been announced by the government …

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It is gender pay gap reporting time again …

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Companies gearing up for Brexit will often need to increase their in-house customs skills capabilities …

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A forgotten aspect of Brexit that will have relevance during the transition period until December 31st 2020 will be how to determine the applicability of EU Directives that refer to “Member States” in their text …

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A new right to take up to 2 weeks’ paid parental bereavement leave will be established on the 6th of April 2020 …

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With effect from the 1st of February 2020, all UK registered vehicles being driven in the European Union – including Northern Ireland registered vehicles driven in the Irish Republic – will have to display a full GB sticker …

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Following the Appeals Court decision in “Chief Constable of the PSNI and another v Agnew and others”, employers across Northern Ireland are now concerned about huge potential back pay bills stretching retrospectively to 1998 …

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It is a little noticed phenomenon – except by FedEE statisticians – that unequal pay in favour of women has already arrived in the UK …

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Although the Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 was passed by the Assembly, it was never brought into force …

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Employers should not let concerns about Brexit cloud their attention about other future challenges on the horizon …

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Early conciliation in workplace disputes must now be considered by the Labour Relations Agency (LRA) before referral to an industrial or fair employment tribunal …

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