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Kingsley Napley’s Medical Negligence Team ‘walks together’ with the Dame Vera Lynn Children’s Charity
Sharon Burkill
29 January 2016
PRA opens consultation on buy-outs of variable remuneration
On 13 January the Prudential Regulation Authority (‘PRA’) launched a new consultation introducing new rules on buy-outs of variable remuneration. This is the practice where firms recruiting staff, buy-out awards that have been cancelled by their previous employer.
28 January 2016
Briggs report and how it will affect employers and HR practitioners
The Interim Report by Lord Justice Briggs which reached people’s desks early in the New Year fires the starting gun on fundamental changes to our Court and Employment Tribunal system. Those responsible for employment issues within their companies should be aware of the seismic change that is literally, around the corner.
This article was first published in People Management in January 2016.
27 January 2016
High Court ruling on the criminal records disclosure scheme
The Divisional Court has ruled (in R (P and A) v Secretary of State for Justice [2016] EWHC 89 (Admin)) that the criminal records disclosure scheme used in England and Wales is “arbitrary” and unlawful. This blog post considers the ruling from both a criminal and an employment law perspective. To give some context to the ruling, a brief summary of the statutory scheme for disclosing criminal records in England and Wales may be helpful.
27 January 2016
Are you ready for the Senior Managers Regime?
From 7 March 2016 the Senior Managers and Certification regimes will be in force. The overall aim is to improve accountability for individuals working in financial services. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) will require firms to map out the roles of their senior managers and to allocate responsibilities to them so as to make them individually accountable.
26 January 2016
Own goal for Sunderland AFC’s marketing director: a warning against “banking” company documents for future reference
Ever been tempted to surreptitiously e-mail yourself a couple of documents from work, just in case? Maybe you want them as evidence of your past experience when moving roles; or maybe you think you will need to use them against your employer at some point in the future? Well don’t! And remember this case next time you are tempted.