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In March, we reported that the deadline for the abolition of the employer-backed childcare voucher scheme had been extended for a further 6 months …

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It is only a matter of time before the penny drops and it is realised that the UK is saddled with the most chaotic and inept government since the time of Stephen and Matilda, or at least after the death of Cromwell …

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The question everyone is asking themselves about Brexit is whether any deal that is negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May will actually be voted through by Parliament …

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As we reported a few issues ago, the New Jersey Equal Pay law is going to open up the issue of pay equality for other protected characteristics around the world …

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In the UK an employer may dismiss an employee without prior warning for gross misconduct or even redundancy, but otherwise it is generally regarded by tribunals that other cases of poor conduct will require, in addition to due notice, a first warning and right to appeal under a grievance procedure …

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One year on from the Supreme Court case that scrapped employment tribunal fees single claims to tribunals have risen by 165% …

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It is now only six months until the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Itemised Pay Statement) (Amendment) Order 2018 comes into force on April 6th 2019 …

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The UK government is in such a frozen state over the failure of the ‘Chequers Plan’ to even reach the negotiating table that no other proposals have been drafted and virtually no negotiation is taking place with the EU …

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A recent survey of Solicitors (Lawyers) operating in Scotland has found that 40% of those practicing criminal defence, 25% of family lawyers and 19% of prosecutors have been victims of violence …

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The GDPR supervisory authority (ICO) has reportedly received a total of 6,281 complaints between May and July 2018 …

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The Home Office is currently undertaking a review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 …

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The UK government has continued to issue advisories about the consequences to business of a “no deal Brexit” …

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The accounting company Grant Thornton and several of its auditors have been fined and seriously reprimanded by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) for misconduct in relation to audits of a plc and the University of Salford over a period of four years …

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Several major food retailers (Tesco,Sainsbury, Asda and Morrisons) all face class actions on behalf of female shop workers claiming they have been underpaid for years relative to male staff in distribution centres, for which they claim job parity …

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The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Act received Royal Assent on September the 13th 2018 …

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