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Expanded AML remit for the FCA: a good or bad thing?
Colette Best
6 November 2020
COVID-19 puts the spotlight on the UK’s Statutory Sick Pay
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of statutory sick pay (“SSP”) in our society. As other countries around the globe have improved SSP in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus and help workers stay at home, we examine the SSP regime in the UK, the changes the government has made and whether SSP will be increased as we continue to live with the pandemic.
2 November 2020
Welcome, Furlough Part II – what took you so long?
Just when we thought we were saying goodbye to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) (the furlough scheme) and welcome to the new Job Support Scheme (“JSS”), the Government announced over the weekend that the CJRS is being extended until December and that the JSS would be suspended until then.
19 October 2020
Gender Pay Gap reporting – where are we now and what about ethnicity pay gap reporting?
King’s College London’s Global Institute for Women’s Leadership published a report on 14 October, ‘Gender pay gap reporting: a comparative analysis’, examining gender pay gap reporting legislation across ten countries around the world. The report found that the UK is ‘unique in its light-touch approach’ to requesting information from employers concerning what action they will take to address any gender pay gaps within their organisations. The two key areas where the UK appears to be out of step with other countries is the high minimum employee threshold for reporting and that there is no requirement to report on policies or action plans. But what about ethnicity pay gap reporting, is it equally promoted ?
13 October 2020
Fitness and propriety investigations: practical considerations
How should regulated firms respond when issues come to light which call into question the fitness and propriety of a member of staff? In the second part of their series of fitness and propriety blogs, Jill Lorimer and Nick Ralph consider best practice. You can read the first part of the series by clicking here.
8 October 2020
The end of the resident labour market test: good news for employers?
The resident labour market test will be abolished when the UK’s new immigration system starts on 1 January 2021.
For employers who rely on skilled foreign workers, this will mean greater freedom to employ who you want from anywhere in the world, but the visa costs will be high and the automatic rejection of any applicants who need a visa simply because of the cost could result in discrimination claims.
This blog and our last blog on the right to work check grace period are part of our series on immigration and employment issues in the new UK immigration system.
