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The UK government is planning on introducing a requirement for the largest 2,000 companies to publish their tax strategy openly online …

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The UK government is coming under increasing pressure to curtail the rise in net migration …

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Guidance for employers on the recruitment and retention of transgender staff has been published by the UK government’s Equalities Office …

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Guidelines on top executive remuneration are issued each year by the UK Investment Association (formerly called the ABI Guidelines) …

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The UK’s Trade Union Bill is now well on its way to becoming law having passed a third reading in the lower house of parliament and a first reading in the House of Lords (upper house of parliament) …

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From February 2016 large companies in England and Wales could face fines of up to 20 million pounds (30 million US dollars) for corporate manslaughter and up to 10 million pounds (15 million US dollars) for other serious breaches of health and safety law, according to a new sentencing guideline published last week …

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The UK government has announced that new requirements for large employers to report their gender pay gap will include information on bonuses …

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A recent judgment by the UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has supported an earlier decision on the meaning of ‘in the public interest’ in respect of whistleblowing protection …

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In a recent judgement the UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered the extent to which Human Resources may be involved in disciplinary proceedings …

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The UK government’s Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has issued new guidance for employers on zero-hours contracts …

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The UK’s Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has reversed an Employment tribunal decision in an important ruling concerning a service provision change (SPC) under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE) …

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Employers are reminded that the UK’s national hourly minimum wage rates increase tomorrow, October 1st …

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The UK Automaker Jaguar Land Rover has established a new Academy to further strengthen its 100 million pound (152 million US dollar) skills development programme …

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According to the latest figures published by the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), the number of workers who say they are employed on a zero-hour contract in their main employment has increased by 19% to 744,000 in the past year …

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The UK’s Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) recently published three new guides to assist employers in understanding their obligations under equality and discrimination legislation …

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