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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: Call for greater protection against pregnancy discrimination
The Women and Equalities Committee has published a report recommending a substantial reduction in the fee for women taking pregnancy-related …
UK: Consultation on caste discrimination announced
The government has announced that there will be a public consultation lasting twelve weeks on 'the issue of caste and the Equality Act 2010', and in …
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: Consultation on draft legislation reforming taxation of termination payments
HMRC has published its response to its 2015 consultation on simplifying the taxation of termination payments, together with draft legislation for further …
UK: New publications on disability, apprenticeship, e-cigarettes, and racist abuse
The following new employment law-related resources have been published: DWP updated guidance on employing disabled people, including information on the …
UK: Limits to HR role in disciplinary investigations confirmed
Following the decision in Ramphal, a further EAT ruling has reiterated the importance of confining HR's role in disciplinary proceedings to one of advice …
UK: Statutory holiday rights during garden leave/other leave and pay
The ECJ has ruled that workers placed on garden leave are not entitled under EU law to pay in lieu of unused holiday they could have taken during the …
UK: First EAT ruling on protected settlement discussions
From July 2013 evidence of pre-termination negotiations has been inadmissible in ordinary unfair dismissal claims (see here for further details). This …
UK: Employers could face whistleblowing liability despite decision-maker's ignorance of protected disclosure, and for claims from agency workers
The EAT has confirmed that the reason for a dismissal can be the employee's whistleblowing, even where the decision-maker is unaware of this, if their …
UK: Disability duty to make reasonable adjustments may require employers to consider pay protection when moving employees to different roles
Where an employee is unable to continue in their original role due to disability, it may be a reasonable adjustment both to move them to a new role and …
UK: Conflicting opinions from EU Advocate-Generals on headscarf bans create uncertainty
Earlier in the year we reported the controversial opinion of the Advocate-General in Achbita v G4S Secure Solutions that a ban on all visible …
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