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The Trade Union Act 2016 - the year ahead
04 January 2017Although the Trade Union Act 2016 (the “Act”) became law in May last year, further legislation is needed to flesh out some of its reforms and bring them into force. Now that the Government has begun publishing this additional legislation and updating related Codes of Practice, we take a look below at some areas where the impact of the Act’s reforms is likely to become clearer over the year ahead.
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Tech Predictions for 2017
03 January 2017Tech continues to be the single most influential factor in how we live our lives, both at work and at home and usually (but clearly not always) helps to enhance the quality of life.
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New Court form for Warrant Requests following suspended possession orders
21 December 2016The Court Service has released a new Request to Issue a Warrant for Possession form which is to be used where a possession order has been suspended on terms requiring the payment of rent and arrears.
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Tax treatment of termination payments – draft legislation published
20 December 2016Over the past couple of years, the Government has been consulting on proposals to make a number of changes to the tax and national insurance (“NI”) treatment of termination payments.
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Getting the best out of AI in Retail
19 December 2016It is no secret that artificial intelligence (AI) has come on leaps and bounds in the past few years and now its benefits are fast becoming very apparent in the retail sector. In both the offline and online world, retailers are utilising AI to shake up the status quo. The question is: how do you make AI work in your business and what are the key legal considerations to think about when using AI?
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BoF and McKinsey Co report
19 December 2016A very interesting report has been published by The Business of Fashion (BoF) and McKinsey & Company: The State of Fashion 2017.
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Ask About... Retail, Fashion & Hospitality
19 December 2016Many of our clients in the retail, fashion and hospitality sector face similar HR issues. Each month one of the members of our team will identify an issue, ask how you would deal with it and provide our advice. This month we asked Lisa...
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Newsflash: Water tank manufacturers fined for breaching competition law
19 December 2016The UK Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has today issued a decision against a number of suppliers of water tanks used in sprinkler systems, finding that the suppliers had infringed competition law by (among other things) agreeing to fix prices, rigging tender bids as well as sharing commercially sensitive information.
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Discrimination sur le lieu de travail pour cause de grossesse et de maternité
14 December 2016Le comité parlementaire femmes et égalités (Women & Equalities Committee) a récemment publié ses conclusions en matière de discrimination sur le lieu de travail pour cause de grossesse et de maternité.
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Calcul des indemnités de congé annuel
13 December 2016La Cour d’appel a récemment émis son jugement dans l’affaire en cours British Gas contre Lock, portant sur les indemnités de congés annuels, et a confirmé que les indemnités de congé annuel devaient inclure les commissions conditionnées aux résultats.
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Statut professionnel des chauffeurs d’Uber
13 December 2016Un tribunal du travail (employment tribunal) a déterminé que les chauffeurs engagés par Uber étaient des employés et non des prestataires indépendants, ce qui signifie qu’ils ont droit au salaire minimum national, aux congés payés annuels et à la protection des dénonciateurs.
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Tell me on a Sunday – new obligations for retail employers
08 December 2016Provisions that will strengthen the rights of shop workers in relation to Sunday working are set out in the Enterprise Act 2016.
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Changes to EU law around the regulation of On Demand Video
07 December 201625 May 2016: The European Commission has proposed wording for the revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD)
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New guidance for traders and advertisers on price claims published
07 December 2016Today (7 December 2016) after a lengthy period of consultation, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute published updated guidance on pricing practices and price claims.
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Gender pay gap reporting – final regulations published!
07 December 2016After a long wait, the final version of the Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 has been published.
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Is it possible to have a global appraisal system?
07 December 2016As more and more companies organise themselves in regional or even global structures, the need for some form of global benchmarking of performance becomes ever more pressing but is it really possible to have one system that can accurately grade performance across the USA, China and Nigeria?
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How to read an investment termsheet: Part 1 - The valuation
07 December 2016David Willbe has written a piece for Startup Grind.
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Leaving the EU through the back door while the parties rage on
05 December 2016Whilst Brexit debates and litigation bubble away, a number of changes are being made to the way the United Kingdom approaches immigration of EEA Nationals and their families. The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 are being replaced with a consolidated 2016 version.
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Crime and punishment an immigration double act
02 December 2016Provisions of the Immigration Act 2016 authorising immigration officers to close businesses for employing illegal workers will take effect on 1 December 2016.