Increase to part-time hours means recalculation of holiday
When a part-time worker increases their hours, their statutory annual leave entitlement should be recalculated going forward.
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Draft regulations on public sector exit pay cap published
The government has published draft regulations for its plans to introduce a cap on public sector exit payments.
December 3, 2015 No Comments
Does disparate treatment render dismissal unfair?
An employee’s dismissal will not be unfair by reason of a colleague being given disparate treatment if the two employees’ circumstances are not truly parallel.
December 3, 2015 No Comments
Davies Report on women on boards is published
Lord Davies’ final report on women on boards shows an increase in the number of women holding board-level positions but makes a number of recommendations for improvement.
December 3, 2015 No Comments
New requirement for anti-slavery and human trafficking statements
The government has legislated to require that commercial organisations publish a slavery and human trafficking statement annually to state what they are doing to prevent the use of slaves or trafficked workers in their supply chains.
December 3, 2015 No Comments
HM Treasury policy paper on extension of Senior Managers Regime
HM Treasury has published its policy paper on extending the Senior Managers and Certification Regime to everyone who is approved under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. This would represent a significant increase in the coverage of the regime.
December 3, 2015 No Comments
Complaint about terms and conditions was in public interest
Employees who make a complaint about terms and conditions regulating their and their colleagues’ employment may now be taken to have blown the whistle. The definition of what is in the ‘public interest’ – and therefore protected by whistleblowing legislation – has been widening and the latest case on the point has taken it further still.
December 3, 2015 No Comments
New PRA and FCA whistleblowing rules
On 6 October 2015, the PRA and the FCA published parallel policy statements containing rules on whistleblowing in financial institutions.
November 11, 2015 No Comments
FCA and PRA publish proposals on new regulatory references
Ahead of the new Senior Managers regime coming into effect in March 2016, a joint consultation paper on regulatory references was issued by the PRA and the FCA on 6 October 2015.
November 11, 2015 No Comments
US-EU Safe Harbour data protection relationship is invalid
The US ‘Safe Harbour’ offers insufficient protection against breaches of human rights occurring when data is transferred out of the EU to the USA.
November 11, 2015 No Comments
Corporate bodies can be victims of discrimination
A recent decision has confirmed that it is possible for a corporate body to be the victim of discrimination within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010.
November 11, 2015 No Comments
Response published to consultation on public sector severance cap
The government has published its response to the consultation over plans to cap public sector exit payments at £95,000.
November 11, 2015 No Comments
