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Legislative proposals: draft EU redundancy proposals
In mid-August the Telegraph reported the publication of draft proposals by the European Parliament on restructuring and redundancies, including a …
UK: Legislative proposals - surrogacy
The Government is considering the possibility of granting leave and pay for mothers of children born by surrogates. Surrogacy UK is supporting a …
UK: Legislative proposals - discrimination against reservists
The Government is to consider proposing legislation which would make it illegal for employers to ask a job applicant whether they are a member of the …
UK: Legislative proposals - mental health bill
A Private Members' Bill which would repeal legislative provisions preventing people with mental health conditions from being MPs, jurors or company …
UK: New resources - August/September 2012
Free internet resource on equal pay launched by the former lead on equal pay issues at EHRC and EOC.
UK: Remuneration - FSA Guidance replaces tiering with new proportionality regime
The FSA has recently published finalised guidance on proportionality and remuneration in respect of its Remuneration Code. The changes, which came …
ESMA consults on guidelines on remuneration policies and practices under MiFID
ESMA has published a consultation paper on proposed guidelines on remuneration policies and practices under the Markets in Financial Instruments …
Spain: New structure and priorities of collective barganing
On 10 September the Spanish Labour Court issued its decision 95/2012 declaring that a sector-wide collective bargaining agreement ("CBA") (in this case, …
Female quotas on corporate boards: draft EU legislative proposal to require Europe's listed companies to have at least 40% female non-executive directors
Europe's listed companies could be forced to ensure that at least 40% of non-executive board positions are held by women by 2020 or face fines or other …
Bahrain introduces a new Labour Law
The Kingdom of Bahrain has introduced a new labour law for the private sector (Law No. 36 of 2012), issued by the King of Bahrain at the end of …
UK: Guide to the AIFMD remuneration rules
On 28 June 2012, the European Securities and Markets Authority published its Consultation Paper on its proposed guidelines on the remuneration of …
UK: Statutory holiday - employees unable to take holiday due to sick leave can carry it over into a new year without express request
Where an employee is unable or unwilling to take their EU-derived entitlement to 4 weeks' statutory holiday in the current holiday year due to being on …
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