Significant changes in relation to the way that employees take leave following the birth of their child will be effective for babies expected or placed for adoption on or after 5 April 2015.
Litigation is a recognised cost of doing business. All sizes of business will inevitably find themselves involved in disputes. Court is usually a last resort, as it is time consuming, slow and costly. It can also be risky. Effective management of the risk and cost of litigation will assist in minimising the impact of any litigation on the business. Here are some key points to be aware of.
Tenants 3 – 0 landlords: Another decision on payment in lieu of repairs
Posted by Gillian Craig in Insight
A decision has been made following the principles of Grove Investments Ltd v Cape Building Products Ltd [2014] CSIH 43 and @SIPP (Pension Trustees) Ltd v Insight Travel Services Ltd [2014] CSOH 137 – Mapeley Acquisition Co (3) Limited (In Receivership) v City of Edinburgh Council [2015] CSOH 29. Again, the court found that the landlord’s entitlement to demand payment in lieu of repairs did not entitle the landlord to recover if it had no intention to carry out those repairs.
Here is a quick checklist of the key employment law changes coming into effect in April 2015.
The insolvency of Scottish Coal Company Ltd (“SCC”) has given rise to two recent Scottish Court of Session cases regarding performance bonds – East Ayrshire Council (“EAC”) v Zurich Plc (24 June 2014) and South Lanarkshire Council (“SLC”) v Coface SA (27 January 2015).
Readers will remember that last year, the CJEU issued a landmark decision that holiday pay must include commission. The matter was then remitted back to the Employment Tribunal in Leicester to determine whether the Working Time Regulations 1998 could be interpreted so as to give effect to EU law.
Pension flexibility: regulators release guidance ahead of April changes
Posted by Martyn Shaw in Insight
The pensions industry is gearing up for yet more radical changes to its landscape from 6 April, which is when the remainder of the widely-reported pension flexibility reforms come into force.
“I know you want it”…. But you can’t have it, it belongs to Marvin Gaye!
Posted by Euan Duncan in Insight
In February this year, we issued an update on the high profile copyright case involving Robin Thicke and Pharrell William’s controversial chart-topper “Blurred Lines” and Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up”.
Criminalising enforced subject access … continued … delayed … but now in force!
Posted by Val Surgenor in Insight
In November last year, we issued an update stating that section 56 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (Section 56) would “shortly” be coming into force to make it illegal for third parties to obtain and provide certain records as a condition of employment, accommodation or delivery of goods, facilities and / or services.
A number of further immigration changes impacting UK employers were published last week. Click here for full details.