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The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal has found that an employer’s duty to make reasonable adjustments for a long-term sick employee is only triggered when there is some sign that the employee is likely to return to work …

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The UK Home Office has updated its employer’s guide to carrying out to right to work checks …

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The UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) recently agreed that an employee who worked remotely for a UK company abroad was entitled to bring a claim of unfair dismissal against their employer in the UK …

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According to the Deduction from Wages (Limitation) Regulations 2014, which came into force in the UK on January 8th 2015, Employment Tribunals may only consider backdated claims for unauthorised wage deductions — including shortfalls in holiday pay — where these deductions occurred no more than two years before the claim was lodged with the tribunal …

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In December 2014 a new scheme was launched in the UK to help employers manage long-term sickness absence …

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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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The UK Finance Bill has now been published and is subject to consultation until February 4th 2015 …

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Fines of up to 20 million pounds (25 …

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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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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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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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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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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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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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