Almost every day there seems to be yet another high profile
employment case in the newspapers. Why is this? Well, firstly there
are more cases going through the Employment Tribunals (ETs), where
an increase of 15% was recorded in the most recent figures
published. Given the economic climate it can only be expected that
the number will rise again in 2009.
Generally speaking, employment disputes attract media coverage
because they have a very strong human element which is attractive
to Editors, who understand what their readers are interested in and
relate to....
Specific Questions relating to this article should be addressed directly to the author.
On July 7, 2010, the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration issued an interim rule requiring federal contractors to make certain disclosures regarding first-tier subcontract awards.
As employment of summertime youth workers peaks, it is a good time to review compliance with the myriad federal and state laws and regulations governing this segment of your employee pool.
On Monday, July 26, 2010 – the 20th Anniversary of enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) – the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued four Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRMs) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
The recent Court of Appeal case of GX Networks Limited v Greenland shows how important it is for employers to have effective capping arrangements in incentive plans and also to use them correctly.
Last week, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury issued additional guidance regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("PPACA"). This guidance addresses the requirement that group health plans provide certain preventive items and services without cost-sharing.
Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) rulings on what kinds of measures are capable of amounting to repudiatory conduct in the context of a constructive unfair dismissal claim are always instructive.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its final safe harbor regulations establishing a time frame within which participant contributions and loan payments will be considered timely deposited to an employee benefit plan.
As the pace and emotional pressures of everyday life impact employees at home and in the workplace, a distressing and tragic trend has been occurring for some time—employees are unable to control their emotions at work, and violence erupts toward managers, co workers, customers or third parties.
Alison Vine, Tax Director at Ernst & Young in Guernsey, explains the advantages of establishing or transferring your pension abroad if you are not staying in the UK. The top rate of income tax in the UK is 50%, contributions into UK pension schemes are qualifying for less and less relief, and the fiscal position of the UK is worrying.
