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From garage to unicorn – Employment law lessons for scaling tech teams
Catherine Bourne
28 October 2015
Whistleblowing in banks and insurers: FCA and PRA confirmation of their new rules
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published policy statements setting out new rules on whistle-blowing which push its importance up the agenda. These set out a framework of regulatory obligations applicable to whistle-blowing in banks and insurers.
The confirmation of the new rules on 6 October follows the publication last February by the regulators of their proposed package of measures in respect of whistleblowing in a joint PRA and FCA consultation paper.
21 October 2015
Shared (grand)parental leave – help or hindrance?
In an effort to boost the Government’s family friendly and flexible working policies, Chancellor George Osborne announced on 5 October that shared parental leave (SPL) and pay will be extended to working grandparents. With the details to be consulted on in the first half of next year and legislation due around 2018, it will be a while until the full impact of this extension can be calculated.
16 October 2015
Case update: Can companies bring discrimination claims?
In the recent case of EAD Solicitors LLP v Abrams, President Langstaff ruled that a company can bring a discrimination claim on the grounds that it has suffered detrimental treatment because of the protected characteristic of someone with whom it is associated.
14 October 2015
Case update: Do temporarily laid-off staff still transfer under TUPE?
If employees are temporarily laid off, does that mean that they cannot transfer under TUPE in a service provision change situation? Kirtsy Churm looks at a recent case...
12 October 2015
Regulatory references in the financial services industry – PRA & FCA consultation
The reforms of the FCA and PRA in relation to the regulation of firms and individuals in the financial and insurance industries continue apace. The new Senior Managers Regime will come into force in March 2016. Responsibility for assessing the fitness and propriety of senior managers and others will shift away from the regulators to the institutions themselves.