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| Tax on termination – latest developments |
| | Article Date:
2008-10-17 | |
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| | Revised guidelines have been issued on taxation of payments in lieu of notice (PILONs). Meanwhile, a recent case has shown how a termination payment to an employee who is not resident in the UK may be exempt from tax under a double tax treaty. | |
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| Justifying age discrimination |
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2008-10-16 | |
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| | Decisions of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in two cases concerning enhanced redundancy pay policies have given initial indications as to when direct age discrimination can be justified. | |
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| Right to request flexible working to be extended |
| | Article Date:
2008-10-14 | |
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| | The Government is seeking comments on proposals to extend the right to request a flexible working pattern to parents of children up to the age of 16. | |
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| Compulsory retirement - Advocate General’s opinion |
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2008-10-13 | |
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| | The Advocate General has given an opinion stating that the compulsory retirement age of 65 under the UK’s Age Discrimination Regulations is potentially legal under EU law. | |
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| Tips will no longer count towards minimum wage |
| | Article Date:
2008-10-13 | |
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| | The Government is planning to amend national minimum wage (NMW) laws to prevent tips being used to top up wages to meet minimum wage requirements. | |
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| European Court rules on discriminatory statements |
| | Article Date:
2008-10-13 | |
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| | Discriminatory statements can be unlawful under EU race equality laws even where no individual has suffered discrimination as a result, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided. | |
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| New EC maternity reform proposals |
| | Article Date:
2008-10-13 | |
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| | The European Commission has published initial proposals to revise the 1992 EU Pregnant Workers Directive. These could lead to changes to maternity rights in the UK in due course. | |
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| Housing benefit |
| | Article Date:
2008-09-08 | |
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| | Generally speaking the cost of providing independent living schemes is greater than general schemes. | |
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| Tolerated Trespassers |
| | Article Date:
2008-09-08 | |
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| | The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 received Royal Assent on 22 July 2008. The Act introduces amongst other things the Homes and Communities Agency. | |
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| Housing and Regeneration Act |
| | Article Date:
2008-09-08 | |
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| | The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 will introduce the most significant changes to funding and regulation of social housing for 20 years. | |
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