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Although the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in Lock v British Gas (2014) that if an employee is paid commission then that element must be included when calculating holiday pay, the decision has turned out not yet to be the last word on the matter …

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The UK Visas and Immigration branch of the Home Office has issued updated immigration guidelines for Tier 2 (highly skilled) workers …

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The UK Employment Appeals Tribunal has found that, contrary to HMRC guidance, childcare vouchers provided via a salary sacrifice scheme are not ‘non-cash benefits’ that should be continued after an employee has gone on statutory maternity leave …

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The UK tax authority, HMRC, is taking steps to tighten up tax evasion schemes called ‘disguised remuneration’ (DR) …

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Employers represented by the UK Construction Industries Joint Council have made an offer of a 3 …

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A brief consultation has just closed on the UK’s gender pay gap reporting regulations …

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Consultations will begin in May over the extension of UK parental leave rights to working grandparents by 2018 …

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Both the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority have informed the European Banking Authority that they will not comply with its requirements and apply caps on banker bonuses in smaller institutions from January 1st 2017 …

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The UK Supreme Court has further clarified the issue of vicarious liability in the context of an employee’s conduct …

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The Scottish government has unveiled an action plan which aims to remove discrimination against pregnant and new working mothers …

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The UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that employers must take into account results-based commission when calculating holiday pay …

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Because of changes in the tax treatment of travel and subsistence expenses through salary sacrifice arrangements under umbrella schemes, many independent contractors in the UK will be demanding higher rates from agencies through which they obtain work …

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The new national living wage of 7 …

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According to the UK’s Office for National Statistics, the proportion of people aged 16 to 64 who were in work between September and November 2015 reached 75% …

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The UK government is introducing legislation one year ahead of the 2017 EU deadline to require companies to form a register of persons of significant control (PSC) in an enterprise …

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