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Round-up of UK employment law developments in November 2012

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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December 11 2012

UK law may need to be amended to protect employees from dismissal because of their political beliefs or affiliation

Round-up of UK employment law developments October 2012

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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November 6 2012

Employers could face a substantial increase in historic equal pay claims

Female quotas on corporate boards: draft EU legislative proposal to require Europe's listed companies to have at least 40 female non-executive directors

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union
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September 6 2012

Europe's listed companies could be forced to ensure that at least 40 of non-executive board positions are held by women by 2020 or face fines or other sanctions under a legislative proposal being drafted by the European Commission, according to recent press reports

New rights for agency workers

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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September 14 2011

The landscape for agency workers is about to change

New European Works Council rules

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union
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June 7 2011

Amendments to regulations on European Works Councils came into force on 5 June 2011, giving effect to the recast EU Directive

TUPE: may apply to service company employees working in business being transferred

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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November 5 2010

The ECJ has ruled that the Acquired Rights Directive on the transfer of undertakings can apply where a business is being sold by an operating company but the employees assigned to work in that business are actually employed by a service company in the group

Tax: VAT charge on retail vouchers

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union
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October 1 2010

The European Court of Justice has ruled that part payment of salary to employees in the form of retail vouchers is a taxable supply for VAT purposes

Pregnant employees: EU law permits cessation of allowances for specific tasks no longer being performed

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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August 9 2010

The ECJ has ruled that a pregnant employee who is suspended or moved to a new role on health and safety grounds must continue to receive any allowance related to occupational status eg seniority, length of service or qualifications

EU proposals on maternity leave and the gender pay gap

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union
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March 8 2010

The European Parliament is to consider proposals put forward by its Women's Rights Committee to extend the minimum period of maternity leave from 14 to 20 weeks, on full pay

EU requires changes to UK law on works councils and discrimination

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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European Union, United Kingdom
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December 4 2009

The government is consulting until 12 February 2010 on changes to the European Works Council regulations required by a revised EU Directive and due to come into force on 5 June 2011