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UK: Executive remuneration – Government announcement 20 June 2012
Business Secretary Vince Cable has today announced the Government's plans in relation to its executive remuneration reform proposals, including its …
UK: Termination - payment in lieu of notice payable despite subsequently discovered gross misconduct
Employers should review any precedent payment in lieu of notice (PILON) clauses and compromise agreement wording to ensure that any payment will not be …
UK: Partners - LLP equity member may be "worker"; Lawson v Serco test on territorial jurisdiction applied to discrimination and whistleblowing claims
The EAT has ruled that a (junior) equity partner of a law firm, who was entitled to a profit-related element of remuneration and a guaranteed level of …
UK: Employment law reforms - Queen's Speech and consultation on new discrimination law proposals
A number of Government proposals announced in recent months (see here) - and one new proposal - have made their way into this month's Queen's Speech and …
UK: Joint liability - tribunals cannot apportion liability
The EAT has ruled that employment tribunals do not have jurisdiction to apportion liability between respondents to a discrimination claim. The same would …
UK: TUPE - case law development on the transfer of early retirement benefits
The High Court has clarified the extent to which liabilities for early retirement benefits transfer to a buyer of a business under TUPE. See our Pensions …
UK: New publications - May 2012
BIS Guidance on the Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Act, which suspends restrictions on Sunday trading hours for large …
Board gender diversity – improving female representation at board level and Equality Commission Report
The European Commission’s consultation on redressing the gender imbalance in company decision-making closed on 28 May 2012. The consultation could …
UK: Executive remuneration – Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill presented to Parliament
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which will be used to introduce a binding shareholder vote on executive remuneration, has been …
UK: Cavenagh v William Evans
In an English Court of Appeal case it was held that the gross misconduct of a managing director of a company, which was only discovered after his …
UK: Board level diversity - skirting the issue
The European Commission’s consultation on redressing the gender imbalance in company decision-making closes on 28 May 2012. The consultation could …
Spain: Individual dismissals and calculation of severance pay and processing salaries
In its decision 75/2011, dated 1 May 2012, Labour Court 3 of Pamplona clarifies the method for calculating severance payments for unfair dismissal. The …
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