Employment Notes

Australia: Complexity in Road Transport Fuel Cost Recovery Order

Covid-19, Brexit, and President Biden: What Financial Sector Employers in the US and UK Should Expect in 2021

Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update November 2020

Australia: Did Parliament lose “site” of its purpose? Construction Industry Portable Long Service Leave Scheme applied to work on established operational sites

Asia Employment, Pensions and Incentives Update September 2020

UK: new requirements for payslips for workers from April 2019

The rules regarding payslips are due to change on 6 April 2019. Itemised payslips will have to be given to 'workers' as well as employees, and include …

UK: new resources for employers

HMRC has created a new online guide on statutory sick pay. Public Health England and Business in the Community have published a new toolkit to help …

EU: Data Use - Protecting a critical resource

Described by some as the “new oil” for the digital economy, there is no doubt that data are now seen as critical for organisations to succeed. Data are a …

Brexit Blog launches with Brexit Q&A

As formal Brexit negotiations have now started, Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to announce the launch of its new Brexit Notes blog, where you will …

UK: New Resources

The DWP has launched an employer "See Potential" toolkit to help employers retain and recruit workers from disadvantaged groups, including single …

UK: New resources - employment tribunal judgments online register

The online register of employment tribunal judgments announced last summer is now live. The online service covers judgments in both England and Wales and …

UK: New publications - ACAS guidance - productivity, terminal illness, dress codes, gender pay gap reports

Acas has issued guidance for line managers to help run effective teams and on dealing with life-threatening conditions at work, and has updated its dress …