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UK: Employers can redeploy permanent employees to vacancies in priority to agency workers
Agency worker regulations provide that an agency worker has the right to be informed of any relevant vacancies in the hiring company, so as "to give that …
Australia: 8 simple rules to help acquirers in M&A deals hit the ground running with employee issues
Summary Human capital is often a major asset of the target in a commercial transaction. The transaction itself will almost always create uncertainty in …
UK: Consultations on tax treatment of termination payments, IR35 and Sunday trading
The Summer Budget announced a number of forthcoming consultations which have now been published: The HMRC consultation on simplifying the tax and NICs …
Australia: ‘Repair, not replacement’ - Productivity Commission releases draft report on workplace relations framework
The Productivity Commission has released its draft report on the workplace relations framework, as part of its inquiry into the current performance of …
UK: New publications - EHRC pregnancy/maternity research and toolkit, Acas equality guides
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published new research on the prevalence of pregnancy and maternity discrimination, alongside a practical …
UK: Summer consultations - minimum wage, posted workers, apprenticeships, tribunal fees
The Low Pay Commission is consulting until 25 September seeking views on the government’s proposed changes to the national minimum wage and the …
UK: Trade unions - draft bill and consultations
The Trade Union Bill announced in the Queen’s Speech has now been published, revealing further details of the government’s proposals. In addition to the …
UK: Consultation on gender pay reporting requirements
The Government Equalities Office has published an initial consultation paper on the proposal to require companies to publish pay information to show …
UK: Discrimination arising from disability - ‘unfavourable treatment’ test does not require comparison
The EAT has overturned a tribunal ruling that it was unlawful disability-related discrimination for an ill health early retirement pension to be based on …
UK: Anti-suit injunctions - Court of Appeal rules that EU jurisdiction rules should prevail over US exclusive jurisdiction clause
The Court of Appeal has overturned a controversial High Court ruling (summarised in our blog post here) concerning the enforcement of non-EU exclusive …
UK: Indirect discrimination - those who suffer alongside a disadvantaged group may bring claims
The ECJ has ruled that the EU concept of indirect discrimination permits claims to be brought by individuals who are not actually part of the protected …
US: SEC targets confidentiality agreements in first-ever whistleblower protection enforcement action
The Securities and Exchanges Commission has settled its first enforcement action against a company for “improperly restrictive language in …
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