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At long last the change in treatment of termination payments will take effect on April 6th 2020, after being threatened for the last two years …

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What happens after the 31st of January 2020? Generally, the UK exiting the European Union will have very little immediate impact because of the transition period that follows it …

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What many employers overlook when they look at potential operating locations in the UK is that income tax rates paid by middle income earners are significantly higher in Scotland than in other parts of the Kingdom …

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The US Bank JP Morgan Chase is the latest finance industry giant to announce a move from the UK following Brexit …

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With effect from April 2020, the gross “national living wage” for those aged 25 and above will increase by 6 …

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Staff who work for the food supermarket chain Aldi are set to receive an hourly pay increase of 30p an hour to reach a minimum rate of £9 …

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The Queen’s speech to Parliament on the 19th of December 2019 confirmed a number of legislative changes, some of which had already been subject to consultation …

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An employment tribunal decision concerning the rights of self-employed contractors during a TUPE regulated business transfer has been reported recently in the legal press …

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An Employment Tribunal decision concerning the rights of self-employed contractors during a TUPE regulated business transfer have been reported recently in the legal press …

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As the deadline of April 6th for new IR35 rules on the employment of independent contractors nears, an increasing number of companies are deciding not to utilize “off-payroll” workers …

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The Office for National Statistics has predicted that half of the new UK jobs created within the next decade will be filled by those aged 65 and over, and that two-thirds of all new jobs by 2060 could be filled by this age group …

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The UK Home Office has confirmed that the number of fast-track visas allowing elite scientists from abroad to work at UK Universities will be increased from 62 to more than 120 a year …

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One way to keep internal reports of wrongdoing down is to switch off the whistleblower helpline …

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Speakers at a Legal Futures conference in London last month highlighted how many law firms had overstressed their commitment to AI when it was not currently deliverable for the tasks most lawyers undertook …

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With the result now in for the general election, what happens next? There would appear to be just sufficient time for the Withdrawal Bill to get through the UK Parliament and both committee and plenary sessions before the European Parliament ahead of the 31st of January 2020 deadline …

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