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UK: Autumn Statement - taxation on termination payments and salary sacrifice
Our July-August 2016 ebulletin highlighted HMRC proposals to change the taxation of termination payments from April 2018, and in particular to provide …
UK: Unfair dismissal - broad investigation may be required where credibility of serious allegations at issue
Where an employer is contemplating dismissal for gross misconduct on the basis of disputed and uncorroborated evidence, fairness may require it to carry …
UK: Unfair dismissal - reliance on inappropriate final warning could render dismissal for gross misconduct unfair
In Bandara v British Broadcasting Corporation, an employer dismissed an employee in reliance on both recent gross misconduct and a prior final written …
UK: Settlement agreements - the inclusion of statutory maternity payments should be express
Where an employer is negotiating a settlement agreement with an employee who is or will be entitled to statutory maternity pay (SMP), the agreement …
Hong Kong: Is it time to refresh your disciplinary procedure?
When was the last time you looked at your organisation's disciplinary procedures? Is it time for a refresh? Earlier this year, a decision of the Court of …
UK: FCA and PRA final rules on regulatory references - strengthening accountability in banking and insurance
The FCA and PRA have published new policy statements relating to regulatory references under the new accountability regimes for banks and insurers, which …
UK: Subject access requests - employer's refusal to comply contributed to unfair dismissal
Refusing to comply with a subject access request may contribute to the unfairness of a subsequent dismissal, where the tribunal considers that the …
Australia: What happens when a former employee didn't realise they had been terminated?
One aspect of the Fair Work Act’s unfair dismissal regime which has been particularly contentious is the strict time limit for filing applications. …
Australia: Reasonable notice update
A recent judgment of the District Court of South Australia has held that a term providing for termination on reasonable notice should not be implied into …
UK: Consultation on draft legislation reforming taxation of termination payments
HMRC has published its response to its 2015 consultation on simplifying the taxation of termination payments, together with draft legislation for further …
UK: Limits to HR role in disciplinary investigations confirmed
Following the decision in Ramphal, a further EAT ruling has reiterated the importance of confining HR's role in disciplinary proceedings to one of advice …
UK: First EAT ruling on protected settlement discussions
From July 2013 evidence of pre-termination negotiations has been inadmissible in ordinary unfair dismissal claims (see here for further details). This …
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