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EU developments: trade secrets and data protection
On 14 April the European Parliament voted to approve the new Trade Secrets Directive aimed at harmonising the definition and protection of trade …
UK: Staff handbooks - absence management procedure trigger was apt for incorporation; need to retain historic versions of electronic handbooks
Employers may wish to review their staff handbooks and, in particular, what is included in any section expressly stated to be contractual to the extent …
UK: Discipline - raising non-urgent or trivial concerns while an employee is on stress-related sick leave may amount to constructive dismissal
Employers should consider carefully whether it is necessary to raise disciplinary concerns with an employee while they are absent on stress-related sick …
UK: Whistleblowing - employers face uphill struggle to strike out claims for lack of "public interest"
A recent EAT ruling has highlighted that, in many cases, the prospects of striking out a whistleblowing claim at a preliminary hearing on the basis of …
UK: What are my rights if my job is relocated due to Brexit?
The following article by Andrew Taggart was first published in Financial News, 22nd April 2016. If your employer decides to relocate your job and you do …
UK: Investment Association publishes Interim Report on Executive Pay
The Investment Association's Executive Remuneration Working Group, which was established in Autumn 2015, has recently published its Interim Report on …
UK: Employee shares plans under MAR
New rules on inside information and share dealing in the EU which impact on employee share plans come into force on 3 July 2016. Please click here to …
UK: Final ESMA Guidelines on UCITS V remuneration provisions published: ESMA addresses the application of the proportionality principle under UCITS V and AIFMD
The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") has published its final guidelines on the remuneration requirements of the UCITS V directive. The …
UK: Arbitration and ADR in employment disputes
The Employment Lawyers' Association (ELA) has established an Arbitration and ADR Group to consider the level of interest in arbitration to resolve …
UK: Are you ready for the UCITS V Remuneration Code?
UCITS V is now in force and management companies will become subject to the remuneration code and disclosure requirements over the course of 2016. The …
UK: New publications - data transfer, discriminatory adverts, autism, bonus tax avoidance schemes
The Information Commissioner's Office has issued interim guidance following the publication of the proposed EU-US Privacy Shield framework to …
UK: Budget 2016 - key announcements for employment law
The 2016 Budget delivered by the Chancellor on 16 March includes the following: From April 2018, the Government will tighten the scope of the income …
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