Wrongly advertising an apprenticeship is now an offence
It is now an offence for a training provider to use the word ‘apprenticeship’ to refer to an arrangement which is not a statutory apprenticeship.
May 11, 2017 No Comments
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Employers must now pay Immigration Skills Charge
Employers must now pay an Immigration Skills Charge of up to £1,000 per year for each skilled migrant they employ.
May 11, 2017 No Comments
Brexit – Relocation Relocation Relocation
Arpita Dutt and Rolleen McDonnell discuss their top tips for Senior Executives when dealing with the prospect of a potential company relocation.
April 3, 2017 No Comments
New gender pay gap regulations due in April 2017
The new gender pay gap regulations are due to come into force on 6 April 2017 and will require employers with 250 staff or more to publish their pay data.
January 30, 2017 No Comments
Employee shareholder status comes to an end
The Government has abolished the tax benefits associated with employee shareholder status.
December 20, 2016 No Comments
Important changes to Tier 2 immigration rules
A number of important changes to Tier 2 immigration rules are now in force.
December 20, 2016 No Comments
Is employment law due an upgrade?
Arpita Dutt and Paul McAleavey take a look at the state of employment law following Deliveroo’s recent pay rows.
October 5, 2016 No Comments
Privacy Shield – employers’ data protection duties
Now that the Privacy Shield is in force, what must US and EU employers do to protect data?
September 14, 2016 No Comments
France considers banning work emails outside of working hours
France is considering new legislation which, if passed, will ban employees from sending work-related emails when they are at home.
July 20, 2016 No Comments
Budget 2016: Amendments to taxation of termination payments
Anyone who has ever been party to a settlement agreement will most likely be aware that an employee gets the first £30,000 of any termination payment tax-free, with any excess subjected to income tax as normal. The current position is that, even for the portion of a termination payment which exceeds the threshold and is taxable, National Insurance Contributions (NICs) are not payable.
April 6, 2016 No Comments
Apprenticeship levy bill published
Draft legislation has been published which would require employers to pay an annual apprenticeship levy.
March 8, 2016 No Comments
PRA consultation on variable remuneration buy-outs
The Prudential Regulation Authority is currently consulting on whether to change the rules in relation to buy-outs of variable remuneration.
January 28, 2016 No Comments
