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
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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
Increase to fines for national minimum wage breaches
From April 2016, a breach of national minimum wage legislation will incur a fine of 200% of the underpayments to staff.
January 22, 2016 No Comments
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
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
Works councils: request must be made by 10% of the whole business’ workforce
In the context of the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations 2004, an “undertaking” refers to a legal entity – i.e. the employer as a whole – rather than individual business units.
July 31, 2015 No Comments
FCA announces start date for new senior manager and certification regime
The Financial Conduct Authority has announced that a new senior manager and certification regime will be put in place as of 7 March 2016.
May 18, 2015 No Comments
Revised ACAS Code changes provisions on worker’s right to be accompanied
A revised version of the ACAS Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures took effect on 11 March 2015.
May 18, 2015 No Comments
Department for Work and Pensions Guidance published on new Fit for Work Service
The Department for Work and Pensions has published guidance notes in relation to the new Fit for Work service which was launched in December 2014.
March 4, 2015 No Comments