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[UK] ‘Keeping mum’ about pregnancy on furlough could jeopardise rights

[UK] ‘Keeping mum’ about pregnancy on furlough could jeopardise rights [UK] ‘Keeping mum’ about pregnancy on furlough could jeopardise rights

Legally, employees are obliged to notify their employer of a pregnancy 15 weeks before their due date.
28 Jun 2021
[Ireland] Facebook allowing its staff to work from abroad doesn’t alter tax status

[Ireland] Facebook allowing its staff to work from abroad doesn’t alter tax status [Ireland] Facebook allowing its staff to work from abroad doesn’t alter tax status

By January 2022, Facebook employees will be allowed to permanently move between seven more countries.
28 Jun 2021
[UK] IT contractor loses second appeal against £70k tax bill at IR35 tribunal

[UK] IT contractor loses second appeal against £70k tax bill at IR35 tribunal [UK] IT contractor loses second appeal against £70k tax bill at IR35 tribunal

HMRC contends that the way Mr Lee worked with Nationwide meant his engagements should have been classified as inside IR35.
28 Jun 2021
[UK] Director ban for payroll boss over role in tax avoidance scheme

[UK] Director ban for payroll boss over role in tax avoidance scheme [UK] Director ban for payroll boss over role in tax avoidance scheme

Mr Rooney had reportedly declared a VAT liability of just £609, however, the tax authorities claimed more than £4m from...
18 Jun 2021
[Switzerland] Basel City becomes latest canton to introduce minimum wage

[Switzerland] Basel City becomes latest canton to introduce minimum wage [Switzerland] Basel City becomes latest canton to introduce minimum wage

Citizens in Basel City accepted the proposal with a majority of just under 54 per cent.
16 Jun 2021
[Ireland] Statutory sick pay will become employment right in 2022

[Ireland] Statutory sick pay will become employment right in 2022 [Ireland] Statutory sick pay will become employment right in 2022

The SSP will become an employment right in 2022 and phased in over a four-year period.
16 Jun 2021
[UK] Employment Bill and workers’ rights

[UK] Employment Bill and workers’ rights [UK] Employment Bill and workers’ rights

One of the biggest proposed changes expected from the Employment Bill was the right for workers on zero-hours arrangements to...
09 Jun 2021
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