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The take up of shared parental leave would appear to be well below 2% some three years after the right was introduced …

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If Brexit is going to hit the UK economy it will be heaviest in the export of services – including financial services …

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A consultation document has been issued by the government seeking views on the establishment of a statutory test for employment status for tax and employments rights purposes …

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The right to claim compensation for injury to feelings was recently tested once more before the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) …

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The use of personal service companies to limit tax and national insurance liability, particularly for higher paid individuals, is likely to be much reduced following a successful prosecution by HM Revenue and Customs …

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The UK government has announced a raft of possible labour reforms, but these are nothing more yet than policy commitments …

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From April 6th 2018 the UK tax authority (HMRC) is introducing a mandatory requirement for employers to report vehicle and vehicle fuel data through the pay-as-you-earn payroll system where they provide vehicle benefits in kind (BIK) to their employees …

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With effect from April 1st 2018 the national minimum wage will rise to £7 …

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UK companies should review their presence in Northern Ireland because of its possible inclusion in a special free trade area that would leave it effectively in the EU after Brexit …

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The power of shareholders to challenge “excessive salaries” of company directors via the courts rather than simply at an AGM is well illustrated by a recent High Court case …

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It is becoming increasingly of concern to the government that some companies are using share buybacks and other means to inflate executive pay …

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The April 4th deadline for gender pay gap reporting by companies with 250+ employees is nearing …

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General Electric are in talks with the trades union Unite over closure of several UK plants and job losses at plants in Rugby and Stafford …

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A report by think tank “The Centre for Cities” has highlighted the high vulnerability of labour displacing technologies in the north of England …

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The organisation Stonewall has published its annual list of the best LGBT employers – based on a survey of 92,000 employee responses in 430 organisations …

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