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UK: New statutory benefit and minimum wage rates confirmed
The national minimum wage increases have been confirmed: the hourly rate for those aged 25 or over will be £7.50 from April 2017. The Department for Work …
UK: Breastfeeding at work - employers may need to adjust employee hours
Employers should ensure that employees who are breastfeeding are able to express milk at work sufficiently regularly to avoid medical problems (in …
UK: New publications - EHRC Pregnancy and Maternity Pledge
The EHRC has launched a new Working Forward initiative to support pregnancy and maternity rights, asking employers to sign up to an EHRC pledge to make …
UK: Shared parental pay - care needed when handling grievances or changing policy on pay
Employers should have effective processes in place to handle any grievances challenging their parental leave pay policies. If the policy is …
India: Amendments to maternity benefit
Enhancements to maternity benefits in India under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (the Act) have been in the spotlight for some time. Calls for such …
UK: Consultation on changes to taxation of salary sacrifice
HMRC is consulting until 19 October 2016 on restricting the use of salary sacrifice for the provision of benefits in kind with effect from April …
UK: Budget 2016 - key announcements for employment law
The 2016 Budget delivered by the Chancellor on 16 March includes the following: From April 2018, the Government will tighten the scope of the income …
UK: Salary-sacrifice childcare vouchers - EAT rules that employers can suspend provision during family leave
Employers offering childcare vouchers through a salary sacrifice scheme have often questioned HMRC Guidance that they must continue to provide the …
UK: April 2016 changes - tribunal compensation limits, national minimum wage, and tribunal rules
From 6 April 2016, the cap on the unfair dismissal compensatory award will increase from £78,335 to £78,962 and the cap on weekly pay (used to …
China: Policy review needed following abolition of one-child policy
In light of the decrease of the working-age population and the increase of the number of people of over 60 years old, China's central government has …
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