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The new UK government has announced plans to implement a tax freeze …

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A recent decision of the High Court of England and Wales has demonstrated that employees will have to overcome very high hurdles if they wish to establish that their employer should have foreseen their work-related injury …

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This week a number of provisions in the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 came into effect in the UK …

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The UK’s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) recently published its ‘top tips’ on managing mental health in the workplace …

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In a recent case on whistleblowing, the UK’s Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that non-protected disclosures cannot be converted into a protected disclosure by considering them altogether …

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According to the UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT), time spent by trade union representatives attending trade union meetings at the workplace does count towards working time for the purposes of the Working Time Regulations …

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Since April 6th 2015 employment intermediaries in the UK have been subject to new reporting requirements …

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According to the UK Office of National Statistics, between November 2014 and January 2015 the average total earnings of employees in Great Britain increased by 1 …

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In a recent case, the UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) examined the meaning of ‘in the public interest’ in the context of the test for whistleblowing protection …

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The UK government has announced that it plans to introduce a new digital apprenticeship voucher scheme in 2017 …

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The UK Government has decided to defer a number of measures that were announced in the Finance Bill 2015 …

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The law in the UK has been amended to exempt turban wearers from the requirement to wear safety helmets in almost all workplaces …

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New guidance for employers on whistleblowing has been published by the UK’s Department for Business Innovation and Skills …

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Employers in the UK should be aware that applications to extend leave under the Tier 1 (General) category of migrant worker will no longer be accepted after April 6th 2015 …

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It was revealed in the UK Budget 2015 that employer national insurance contributions will be abolished for employees under the age of 21 in April 2015, and for young apprentices in April 2016 …

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