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Employment Bulletin - October 2021 Right to request flexible working; Dismissal for criticising colleague about protected disclosure not automatically unfair; Correct approach to mutuality of obligation for employment status Topics covered in this bulletin: Government consultation on...
Pensions Bulletin - September 2021 New guidance from the Pensions Regulator: corporate and financing activity; The Pension Regulator’s draft Code of Practice; normal minimum pension; PPF compensation cap; overpayments case
SMF interviews at the PRA and FCA: Practical guide Practical guide to SMF interviews at the PRA and FCA
Employment protections on insolvency This briefing addresses six questions relating to the employment protections available to employees of insolvent companies in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Employment Bulletin - September 2021 Sexual harassment; Maintaining higher pay not a reasonable adjustment; National Disability Strategy; burden of proof in discrimination; Resignation from alternative employment could be constructive dismissal Topics covered in this bulletin: New duty...
Back to basics - tax relief for employer contributions Emma Game writes on tax relief for employer contributions to UK registered and unregistered pension schemes; covers spreading rules.
Pensions Bulletin - July 2021 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we examine the Government’s finalised proposal for the new “employer resources” test which if failed gives the Pensions Regulator (TPR) discretion to issue a Contribution Notice. We also look at...
Reinventing the 9 to 5: No 'Freedom Day' For Employers Now that 'Freedom Day' has come and gone, the challenge of returning to pre-COVID 19 working arrangements is far from over. In this briefing, Padraig Cronin, Philip Linnard, Lizzie Twigger and Clare Fletcher set out five key challenges facing employers in...
Reinventing the 9 to 5: No 'Freedom Day' For Employers Now that 'Freedom Day' has come and gone, the challenge of returning to pre-COVID 19 working arrangements is far from over. In this briefing, Padraig Cronin, Philip Linnard, Lizzie Twigger and Clare Fletcher set out five key challenges facing...
Employment Bulletin - July 2021 Upcoming Employment Bill: latest developments; “Childcare disparity” assumed in discrimination claims; Executive entitled to bonuses for projects completed after redundancy; Gender critical beliefs were protected Topics covered in this...
Pensions Bulletin - June 2021 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we review two publications from the Pensions Regulator (TPR) - the Annual Funding Statement and consultation on a revised Code of Practice on Contribution Notices in the light of the extension of TPR’s powers...
Employment Bulletin - June 2021 Committee panel member was a worker; Formal employer and secondee company vicariously liable; employer cannot cure fundamental breach; Dismissal was not materially influenced by whistleblowing
Pensions Bulletin - May 2021 In this month’s Pensions Bulletin, we look at the Government consultation on legislation intended to help address pension scams by imposing new conditions on a member’s statutory right to transfer their pension benefits.  We then consider...
Incentives Bulletin - May 2021 In this Bulletin, we look at the Financial Reporting Council’s report on directors’ remuneration reporting by listed companies, the FCA’s consultation on a new remuneration code for Collective Portfolio Management Investment Firms,...
The Pensions Regulator's New Teeth: How Might They Bite Lending Transactions? In their article, first published in the Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Finance Law (Vol.36 - No.4), Kathrine, Rhiannon, Richard and Rebecca outline how risks relating to DB pension scheme liabilities affect financing transactions, the...