Pension contributions are not wages for the purposes of unlawful deduction legislation
In the recent case of Somerset County Council v Chambers, the EAT has ruled that contributions to a pension scheme did not come under the definition of “wages” when determining whether an employer has made an unlawful deduction from an employee’s wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (“ERA”). Mr Chambers had previously been a full-time employee of the Council prior to his …
New statutory requirements for directors’ remuneration reports: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (ERRA) received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013 and contain amendments to the Companies Act 2006 relating to quoted companies' disclosure of directors' remuneration and shareholder approval of quoted company directors' remuneration reports. The relevant sections of the ERRA are sections 79 to 82 and these sections make changes to rele…
Commons Justice Select Committee publishes report on the ICO
Following an oral evidence session with the Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, and his two Deputy Commissioners back in February this year, the Commons Justice Select Committee (Committee) recently published a report which looks at the functions, powers and resources of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The first section of the report takes a detailed look…
TUPE – “affected employees” and protective awards
In the recent case of I Lab Facilities Ltd v Metcalfe and others UKEAT/13/0224 the EAT ruled that where an insolvent company sold part of its business and closed the other part, the employees of the closed part of the business were not “affected employees” in relation to the sale. As a result, they were not entitled to be informed and consulted with under the Transfer of Unde…
Implementation of Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 received Royal Assent on 25 April 2013. Commencement dates for certain provisions have been published by BIS. In particular, the following provisions will be implemented on 25 June 2013: Changes to whistleblowing legislation - including the introduction of a public interest requirement and the removal of the good faith requiremen…
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