The UK Labour Government published the Employment Rights Bill (“Bill”) last week, alongside a “Next Steps to Make Work Pay” plan (“Plan”), introducing several key employment law changes that will impact all UK businesses,...more
Taxation of termination payments draft legislation published -
At present, in certain circumstances the first £30,000 of a termination payment is exempt from income tax and national insurance ("NIC"). However, there have...more
11/8/2016
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This month, the FCA and PRA announced a new regime for whistleblowing that will start to be phased in from March 2016. This is part of the broader desire on the part of the UK regulators to encourage individuals to raise...more
10/30/2015
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