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The Company and the Unite Union have just agreed a one-year collective agreement for employees at its Goodwood factory in West Sussex …

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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has produced key information documents for agency workers paid through umbrella companies …

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HM Revenue & Customs recently published guidance about paying taxes and National Insurance contributions in the UK if an employee works for an employer based in Ukraine …

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Since April 2021, employers taking advantage of the ‘National Insurance holiday for the employers of veterans’ have been able to apply a zero-rate of secondary National Insurance contributions (for that employee) for a period up to 12 months …

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Company car tax rates for zero emission vehicles and ultra-low emission vehicles, emitting less than 75g of CO2 per kilometre, will increase in 2025 to 2026 by 1 percentage point; 2026 to 2027 by a further 1 percentage point; and 2027 to 2028 by yet another 1 percentage point …

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Greater clarification has recently been given about the circumstances when it is necessary for a Norwegian national or resident entering UK territory – particularly in the energy and transport sectors – to obtain a social security certificate confirming they are covered by the Norwegian system …

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The Bank maintains a panel of CFOs from companies of all sizes to inform it about prospects for the coming year …

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The CBI order book balance edged down to minus 5 in November 2022, which means that order books remained below normal for the fourth consecutive month …

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In the UK, 19 Charities have written to the Prime Minister to point out that the pressure of high inflation on low income families is having a huge impact on the incidence of depression and suicide levels …

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What happens if an employee wins an appeal against unfair dismissal and is reinstated, can they still take a case for unfair dismissal over the original Act? In the EAT case Marangakis v Iceland Foods Limited, an employee sought to change her Appeal from reinstatement to that of an apology and compensation …

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Employees of BT are in the process of voting over a provisional pay deal agreed with the Unions CWU and Prospect …

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The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill continues to make its way through Parliament …

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Flexible working denial can be still thrown into the mix if multiple discrimination claimed …

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The UK government has produced very useful country-by-country guides to all EU countries …

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The international savings and investments business M&G has introduced enhanced neonatal pay and leave …

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