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Tax and NICs Treatment of Termination Payments: Government Response to Consultation
...employment immediately or part way through their notice period; Termination payments which exceed £30,000 will be subject to income tax and employer (but not employee) NICs on the excess over £30,000...
DB Taking control - as published in Pensions World
DB Taking control - as published in Pensions World Following the BHS pension scandal, trustees must actively monitor the relationship with the sponsoring employer and the strength of the covenant, adv...
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Dismissal for Offensive Tweets
Dismissal for Offensive Tweets The EAT has overturned an employment tribunal’s decision that a dismissal for posting abusive tweets on a personal Twitter account was unfair. In Game Retail Ltd v Laws...
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Zero Hours Contracts: Exclusivity Clauses Banned From Today
Zero Hours Contracts: Exclusivity Clauses Banned From Today The ban on exclusivity clauses in zero hours contracts has come into force today. Provisions of a zero hours contracts which prohibit the wo...
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Voluntary overtime should have been included in holiday pay
...employment. The remuneration received was therefore normal pay. Mileage payments The employment tribunal noted that the travel rate was paid at a higher rate than that recognised by HMRC. It was not...
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Employee entitled to long-term disability benefits until he could return to the same job
...employment contract. The booklet stated that he was entitled to benefits until the earlier of his return to work, death or retirement. He successfully claimed unfair dismissal and disability discrimi...
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Government backtracks on automatic expiry of EU derived laws and outlines employment law reforms
...employment legislation is included in the Schedule. Proposed changes to employment law However, the Government has issued a consultation seeking views on proposed changes to the Working Time Reg...
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School ruled not to be vicariously liable for sexual assault
...employment. An employer can also be held liable for the acts of others where the relationship is “akin to employment”. In order for the employer to be liable, the wrongdoer’s conduct must be so cl...
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Helen Brooks
...employment litigator and adviser working with both employers and employees. She advises on all aspects of employment law and HR strategy. Helen is an experienced London based employment lawy...
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Employment Status: Dentist was not a Worker
Employment Status: Dentist was not a Worker In Community Dental Centres Ltd v Sultan-Darmon the EAT found that the unfettered right of substitution (i.e. that if Dr Sultan-Darman could not work, he c...
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£20,000 Fines for National Minimum Wage Breaches
£20,000 Fines for National Minimum Wage Breaches Fines for employers who fail to pay their workers the national minimum wage are set to increase substantially this February. Employers will face a pena...
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Employers can pay more during adoption leave than shared parental leave
...employment tribunal claim for direct sex discrimination. Employment tribunal rejects sex discrimination claimMr Price claimed it was unlawful sex discrimination to pay a man who took shared paren...
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Employer’s Attempt to Harmonise Terms and Conditions Defeated by Re-engagement Order - Court of Appeal Upholds Tribunal Decision
...employment. Where employees refuse to agree changes, employers will often terminate employment and offer a new employment contract containing the new terms. Whilst employers have always been aware ...
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High Court issues injunction halting Tesco’s “fire and rehire” plans
...employment If an employee does not agree to changes to their terms and conditions of employment, the employer may seek to make the changes by dismissing the employee and offering to re-engage them on...
Ensuring equal pay in the workplace - as published in economia
...employment tribunal claims issued on or after 1 October. In addition, there are some exceptions to this rule, so an employment tribunal will not be able to order an employer to carry out an equal pay...
Jose Mourinho criticised for 'unjust' treatment of Chelsea team Doctor
...Employment rights Most employees treated in the way Jose Mourinho treated Dr Carneiro might be tempted to resign and claim constructive dismissal, with very good prospects of success. Leaving aside t...
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Transferring Employees Unable to Sue Transferee for Pre-Transfer Information Failures
...employment tribunal dismissed the claim, finding that although Morrisons may have given the outgoing employer misleading or inaccurate information, the claimants could not claim against the transferee...
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Announcement of New Job Support Scheme
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Refusal to Extend Permanent Health Insurance Beyond 60 Not Age Discrimination
...employment tribunal stuck out her claim and Ms Smith appealed to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). Decision The EAT rejected the appeal. The reason the payments ceased at 60 was because of the ...
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Commission and Holiday Pay: No Change from Court of Appeal
...employment tribunal claim. The Lock v British Gas case will now return to the Employment Tribunal who will decide how Mr Lock’s holiday pay should be calculated. Employers will be particularly interes...