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OpinionMatt Spencer and Caitlin Comins: How employers can use employee ownership trusts
Employee ownership trusts enable owners to sell their shares to employees via a trust, normally for full market value and financed in part from future profits.
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ArticleGoldman Sachs banker wins case over paternity leave dismissal
A former Goldman Sachs employee who was fired after returning from paternity leave has won his sexual discrimination case.
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ArticleFour BBC presenters launch equal pay appeal
Four female BBC news presenters are appealing against a tribunal decision that prevented them pursuing an equal pay claim.
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ArticleDisney agrees $43.3m gender pay settlement
The Walt Disney Company will pay out $43.3 million (£34.3 million) as it settles a gender pay lawsuit concerning around 9,000 women.
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ArticleGovernment publishes Get Britain Working White Paper
The government has published its Get Britain working white paper in order to tackle the root causes behind why people are not working and joining up help and support based on people’s needs.
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ArticleTribunal rules paralegal was unfairly dismissed and discriminated against due to disability
A paralegal has been awarded more than £40,000 after an employment tribunal ruled that she was unfairly dismissed.
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AnalysisWhat impact has the Flexible Working Act had since its inception?
The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 ushered in a raft of changes which boosted the rights of employees.
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ArticleSupreme Court rules in favour of Nexus workers in pay dispute
The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of workers employed by transport firm Nexus on the Tyne and Wear Metro in a pay-related case.
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ArticleGovernment to create pension megafunds
The government will create pension megafunds as part of pension reforms aimed at unlocking an £80 billion investment in new businesses, infrastructure and local projects.
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ArticleBolt drivers win ruling stating they are workers
Thousands of ride-hailing app Bolt drivers have won a legal claim to be classed as workers and receive rights such as paid holiday and at least the minimum wage. An employment tribunal on Friday 8 November ruled that the Bolt drivers are not self-employed contractors who run ...
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ArticleSpain to allow single parents to take double parental leave
Source: Shutterstock / 2203806429 The Spanish Plenary of the Constitutional Court has declared it unconstitutional that biological mothers of single-parent families and self-employed workers cannot extend their permit by birth and childcare beyond 16 weeks. The ruling follows a reform to Spain’s family law back in February, ...
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ArticleHow will the Autumn Budget 2024 impact pay and benefits?
Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered her Autumn Budget speech in the House of Commons on Wednesday 30 October. It included a number of key announcements that could impact employers’ pay and benefits strategies. Autumn Budget 2024: Employer national insurance contributions (NICs) ...
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ArticleReal-time reporting of benefits in kind to start in 2026
The government has confirmed plans to mandate the real-time reporting of most benefits in kind (BiKs) via payroll software starting in April 2026. Benefits in kind (BiKs), which include non-cash perks like company cars and private medical insurance provided by employers, have traditionally been reported yearly. The ...
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2024: Changes to employer share incentive plan notice relating to statutory neonatal care pay
Autumn Budget 2024: Employers will have to change the notice they must give to an employee regarding possible deductions from their salary in relation to a share incentive plan (Sip). A minor change to the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 and the Employee Share Ownership ...
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2024: Government to close loopholes around car ownership schemes
Autumn Budget 2024: The government has announced plans to close loopholes in company car tax rules by ending contrived car ownership schemes. In the Autumn Budget 2024, Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, laid out plans to publish draft legislation around loopholes in car ownership ...
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2024: Employment allowance to double and £100,000 threshold scrapped
Autumn Budget 2024: The government is to increase the employment allowance from £5,000 to £10,500 and remove the £100,000 threshold from April 2025. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced these measures in the Autumn Budget. The move will apply to all eligible employers, meaning 865,000 employers ...
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2024: Income tax thresholds to remain frozen until 2028
Credit: Fred Duval/Shutterstock Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has announced that income tax thresholds will remain frozen until 2028. Reeves, the UK’s first female Chancellor, announced in her Autumn Budget to the House of Commons that the government will not be increasing the ...
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ArticleAutumn Budget 2024: Employer national insurance contributions (NICs) to increase to 15%
Autumn Budget 2024: The government is to increase the rate of employer national insurance contributions (NICs) by 1.2 percentage points to 15% from 6 April 2025. This will mean employers will have to pay 15p in NIC for every £1 paid to an employee. In addition, the ...
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ArticleNational living wage to rise by 6.7% in April 2025
The government is to increase the national living wage by 6.7% from April 2025. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has announced the rate will rise from £11.44 to £12.21 an hour, which will be worth £1,400 a year for an eligible full-time worker. It is part ...