All Tax and legislation articles – Page 49
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Budget 2011: Government to consult on merging income tax and NI
The Chancellor George Osborne has announced the government will consult this year on options for integrating the operation of income tax and national insurance (NI) contributions.The consultation will cover the options, stages and timing of reforms for a merger, which the government believes can remove distortions, reduce burdens on businesses ...
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The Pensions Regulator in legal challenge with administrators
The administrators for Nortel Networks and Lehman Brothers have launched a legal case to challenge the Pensions Regulator’s ability to impose an order that requires them to provide financial support for underfunded pension schemes.The regulator has issued a Financial Support Direction (FSD) against the two companies on the grounds their ...
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Case Studies
Tribunal backed Birmingham female staff
Last spring, an employment tribunal ruled against Birmingham City Council in an equal pay case. About 50 female workers in a variety of roles at the council, including lollipop ladies and cleaners, complained that until 2007 they had been excluded from bonuses worth up to 160% of their basic salary, ...
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Employers fear the removal of the default retirement age will increase legal claims
Nearly half of employers (48%) are concerned the removal of the default retirement age in April will lead to an increase in age-related legal claims, according to research conducted by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and recruitment firm Harvey Nash.The Gearing up for growth survey of 330 UK employers ...
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Ford faces legal action over pensions
Ford Motor Company is facing legal action over the pensions rights of employees who transferred to car parts company Visteon UK, which later went into administration.Trade union Unite has warned Ford about legal action for providing ‘misleading’ advice to employees who subsequently lost their jobs and pensions when Visteon UK ...
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Britannia Building Society's pension trustees file High Court Claim against advisors
Law firm Eversheds, financial adviser Sedgwick Noble Lowndes and consultancy firm Mercer are facing potential legal action from the pension trustees of the Britannia Building Society, reports The Lawyer.Read full story here: Pensions time bomb threatens A&O, EvershedsSummary of The Lawyer report:Employee Benefit’s sister title The Lawyer has reported that ...
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High Court rules long service is contractual benefit in redundancy selection
The High Court has ruled that taking length of service into account when setting redundancy selection criteria is not age discriminatory as it should be considered a contractual benefit.In the case of Rolls Royce versus Unite the Union, the car firm sought to use Employment Equality Age Regulations to claim ...
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High Court ruling could prompt firms to question final salary commitment
Employers may question their commitment to defined benefit (DB) pension schemes following a ruling by the High Court that government ministers were guilty of maladministration in their communication of the safety of final salary plans.The ruling in the case, which was brought by four pensioners who have lost either all ...