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EU: Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive - Remuneration
It is imperative for HR professionals, in-house counsel, compliance officers and others with responsibility for remuneration-related issues within firms …
UK: Government plans for employment law changes
BIS is consulting until 8 August 2011 on the following proposals: changing the leave available to parents from no earlier than April 2015. …
Disciplinary meetings: limits to right to legal representation
An employee may be entitled to legal representation at a public sector employer's disciplinary hearing where the outcome will have a substantial …
UK: Collective redundancy - employees cannot bring representative claims for protective awards
Employees who bring a claim for failure to inform and consult on collective redundancies (eg, where there are no trade union or employee representatives) …
UK: TUPE - increased risks for transferees where employee terms set by collective agreement
The Supreme Court has referred to the ECJ the issue of employees' rights following a TUPE transfer where their contracts provide for pay to be set by a …
UK: TUPE - employees on garden leave can still transfer; liability for unfair dismissal awards on a pre-pack sale
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that an employee will not cease to be "assigned other than on a temporary basis" to a transferring business simply …
UK: Third party harassment - employers may be liable under general harassment law
An employer should take appropriate steps to deal with third party harassment, even where the express provisions in the Equality Act (requiring two prior …
UK: Statutory retirement notices which fail to specify the retirement date are invalid
Age discrimination: retirement notices which fail to specify the retirement date are invalid The EAT has ruled that a statutory retirement notice must …
UK: Termination - employers should not describe notice pay as "ex gratia"; notice runs from day after receipt
A recent EAT case highlights the importance of taking care when drafting termination letters and, ideally, of obtaining a statutory compromise agreement …
UK: New resources - June 2011
HMRC company car advisory fuel rates applicable from 1 June 2011: Home Office guidance on filling in the CRB application form
UK: Bribery Act 2010 – in force on 1 July 2011
The Act repeals the existing legislation relating to bribery and creates four new offences: A new 'corporate' offence which applies where a corporate …
Russian Employment Law Issues for Foreign Companies
When considering employment law issues in Russia, the need for forethought and early action is imperative. A lack of appreciation of the …
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