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Joanna Chatterton and Ed Livingstone discuss the roll-out of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) to solo-regulated financial services firms and highlight the key changes it requires to policies and procedures The SMCR comes into force for all firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on 9 December 2019. Management teams will be …
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David Whincup and Clare McNicholas continue our series with a look at the key issues to consider when drafting a whistleblowing policy ‘A good policy will both provide procedural guidance and help to manage everyone’s expectations.’ A whistleblowing policy may not necessarily be at the top of your pile of essential policies and procedures to …
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Anne Pritam, Imogen Heywood and Kate Higgins look at how employers can protect their business by implementing a robust and effective social media and internet policy ‘Employers need to decide what their tolerance is towards employees’ social media and internet use in the workplace.’ Use of social media, instant messaging and the internet is continuing …
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Susannah Donaldson and Ellie Okereke round up the latest case law and developments affecting employers and their advisers ‘Employers should pay particular attention to whether any confidentiality clauses prevent, or could be perceived to prevent, an individual disclosing information to the police, regulated health and care professionals or legal providers.’ Legislation announced to prevent misuse …
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Jo Broadbent considers UK and European developments extending rights for expectant mothers and new parents and a consultation paper that could pave the way for a radically different approach to family leave entitlements ‘Policy-makers are extending parental leave rights and encouraging workplace flexibility to increase women’s participation in the labour market and close the gender …
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Declan Bradley investigates the government’s proposals for ending ‘one-sided flexibility’ and considers what employers can do to prepare ‘It seems clear that the government will legislate in some form to provide workers with the rights proposed in the “one-sided flexibility” consultation document. What is not so clear is how these rights will look when finalised …
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Simon Bevan analyses the impact of a ruling that holiday should not be pro-rated for staff who only work for part of the year ‘The decision means that full- and part-time workers may be paid 12.07% of their normal pay as holiday pay, with term-time-only and part-year workers being paid a greater percentage as holiday …
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Naomi Hanrahan-Soar discusses what we can learn from the Australian points-based system as the UK begins to rewrite its immigration rules for a post-Brexit era ‘One idea might be to reintroduce the Tier 1 entrepreneur category and give points based on how many locals the person intends to employ, how much benefit the business will …
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Three recent decisions have shown the difficulties that parties to tribunal proceedings face if they want to avoid being publicly identified. Jennifer McGrandle and Jennifer Hill report ‘The EAT held that where a tribunal is satisfied Art 8 is engaged, it should consider whether the individual’s right to privacy outweighs the right to open justice …
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Jo Broadbent rounds up the latest case law and developments affecting employers and their advisers ‘The Court of Appeal confirmed that someone can be discriminated against because they are perceived to have a disability, even if they do not.’ Rejecting transfer request was perceived disability discrimination The Court of Appeal considered perceived disability discrimination for …
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