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UK: Shared parental leave - further regulations and guidance
BIS has published further sets of draft regulations connected with the new SPL regime, available here. These extend the regime to parents fostering …
UK: Constructive dismissal - claim not prevented by employee's prior repudiatory breach
The EAT has ruled that an employee who has committed a prior repudiatory breach can still bring a constructive unfair dismissal claim, in this case based …
UK: Tribunal breach of contract claims - set-off defence available to employer as alternative to counterclaim
The EAT has confirmed that an employer facing a breach of contract claim in the tribunal may be able to recover sums owed to it by the employee (eg, …
UK: Discipline - no breach of duty in instituting disciplinary proceedings where within range of reasonable responses
Employers will not breach their duty of care by starting the disciplinary process where this is objectively within the range of reasonable responses, …
UK: Termination - employees can be held to notice period and need not be paid if they refuse to work
The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that, if an employee leaves without giving contractual notice (save in constructive dismissal …
Hong Kong: China intensifies anti-corruption drive
Proposed amendments to the Criminal Law give President Xi Jinping further powers in his fight against corruption in China. Once they are passed by the …
France: New employee information obligations in advance of share and asset sales (in force from 1 November 2014)
The new obligation: Businesses in France are currently in a state of confusion in relation to the status and impact of obligations imposed by a law dated …
UK: Statutory holiday pay - EAT confirms pay for non-guaranteed overtime must be taken into account
"Non-guaranteed" compulsory overtime pay ("non-guaranteed" in that the employer is not obliged to offer overtime, but it is compulsory for the worker to …
Asia: Do employers have a right to access and to disclose employee data without consent?
We bring you an Asia-wide view of whether employers have a right to access and disclose employee data without consent; comparing the rules in Australia, …
Australia: Termination clauses in senior executive contracts
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has awarded a Managing Director in excess of AUD$1.5 million in damages for wrongful dismissal. The decision …
UK: Executive remuneration and share plans
Following a busy year for executive remuneration and share plans, this briefing sets out an overview of some of the most topical issues that we are …
UK: High earners reporting for limited licence/limited activity IFPRU firms: action required by 10 November
Limited licence/limited activity firms subject to the requirements of the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD IV) will have received email correspondence …
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