Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to United Kingdom as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
United Kingdom: Guidance on new Fit for Work scheme
In December 2014 a new scheme was launched in the UK to help employers manage long-term sickness absence …
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United Kingdom: No guidance on unfair dismissal claims involving social media
A UK Employment Tribunal judge’s decision to uphold a claim of unfair dismissal for the misuse of social media has been held by the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) not to stand …
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United Kingdom: Changes to taxation of employee benefits
The UK Finance Bill has now been published and is subject to consultation until February 4th 2015 …
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United Kingdom: Hefty fines for corporate manslaughter and fatal health and safety offences
Fines of up to 20 million pounds (25 …
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United Kingdom: Gender pay gap closing for full-time workers
The provisional results of the Office of National Statistics’ annual survey of hours and earnings show that the gender pay gap in the UK is falling …
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United Kingdom: Consultation on occupational pension schemes
The UK government is seeking views from employers and pensions scheme administrators on the draft Occupational Pension Schemes Regulations (Levies) (Amendment) 2015 …
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United Kingdom: Victory for employers in garden leave ruling
The UK Court of Appeal has stated in a recent ruling that if an employee resigns with immediate effect, in breach of their employment contract, the employer has the right not to accept the breach and to expect the employee to honour the terms of the contract …
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United Kingdom: Overtime should be considered when calculating holiday pay
An important and long-awaited decision concerning the calculation of holiday pay was today handed down by the UK Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) …
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United Kingdom: Fines for non-compliance of auto enrolment obligations
The UK Pensions Regulator has issued its first fines to employers who have not complied with their automatic pension enrolment duties …
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United Kingdom: Living wage increases
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has revealed that the London living wage will increase from its existing rate of £8 …
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United Kingdom: Abolition of short-service pension refunds
The UK government has confirmed that it will be abolishing the short-service pension refund system from October 2015 …
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United Kingdom: Guidance for employers on shared parental leave
The UK’s Shared Parental Leave Regulations are due to enter into force on December 1st 2014 …
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United Kingdom: Proposed pay increase for apprentices
The UK’s Business Secretary, Vince Cable, has revealed plans to increase apprentices’ pay from £2 …
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United Kingdom: Guidance on dress codes
The UK’s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) has produced guidance on dress codes in the workplace …
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United Kingdom: Court clarifies territorial jurisdiction test for unfair dismissal
The UK Court of Appeal recently considered whether an expatriate employee had the right to bring a claim for unfair dismissal before the UK courts …
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