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Six highlights of DAC6 – A new European Union information reporting regime

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Taxing the Digital Economy – Are we nearly there yet?

Introduction On 31 January 2020, the OECD issued a further update on its work on the taxation of the digital economy. The catchily titled “Statement by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS on the Two-Pillar Approach to Address the Tax Chal...




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New UK consultation on notification of uncertain tax treatment by large businesses

The UK government announced at the March Budget that they intend to introduce a requirement for large businesses to notify HMRC where they adopt an “uncertain tax treatment”.  The proposal is designed to improve HMRC’s ability...




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Coronavirus - DTA Luxembourg and DTA Netherlands – Cross-border commuters (“Grenzpendler”) working in their home offices - Germany

German-Luxembourg cross-border commuters Luxembourg and Germany have concluded a mutual agreement (Verständigungsvereinbarung) for Covid 19 related home office activities (für Corona bedingte Home Office Tätigkeiten) on 3 April 2020,...




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Coronavirus – Austria and German agreement on tax treatment of home office working - Germany

In line with the Federal Ministry of Finance's press release dated 3 April 2020, Germany and Austria have concluded a mutual agreement for Covid 19-related home office activities on 15 April 2020, which relates to the application of the Double Tax ...




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Coronavirus – Extension for filing of preliminary wage tax returns – Germany

Relief through extension of filing deadlines for employers in the Corona crisis In a letter dated 23 April 2020, the Federal Ministry of Finance has provided tax relief by extending the filing deadlines for preliminary wage tax returns (Lohnsteuer-A...




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Quarterly labour law update: October 2008

This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News number of days lost to strikes in 2007, the highest in five years trade union membership falls in 2007 <...




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HR e-briefing 397 - EU agrees major changes to European Works Councils

The European Parliament agreed to a new 'recast' version of the European Works Council (EWC) Directive on Monday 15 December and this was confirmed when MEPs voted in favour on Tuesday 16 December. The recast EWC Directive is now expected to be...




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Quarterly labour law update - December 2008

This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News ACAS consults over amended time–off Code of Practice Redundancy and key labour law pointers The outlook for industrial unrest Last minute t...




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Foreign worker protests and EU labour law

Article 49 of the EC Treaty prohibits restrictions on the freedom to provide services within the EU; Article 43 similarly prohibits restrictions on the freedom to establish businesses. Together with a prohibition on the grounds of nationality, these...




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Quarterly labour law update - March 2009

This edition of our quarterly labour law update contains the following content: News UK workers continue to protest over the use of foreign labour Possible increase in statutory redundancy pay Employees t...




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Quarterly labour law update

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Continuing decline in trade union membership: the latest government statistics New Regulations to be introduced to prevent blacklisting ...




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Quarterly labour law update - September 2009

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News A record rise in tribunal protective award claims Gordon Brown makes agency...




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New European Works Council legislation: what will it mean in practice?

The Government has responded to the 2009 European Works Council (EWC) Directive by publishing draft implementing Regulations and stating their intention to finalise them in 2010, but delay implementation until 5 June 20...




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HR briefing 450 - new blacklisting regulations now in force

The Government has today implemented new regulations (The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010) to outlaw the compiling and use of trade union blacklists. The regulations also aim to stop trade union...




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Quarterly labour law update - March 2010

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edit...




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Quarterly labour law update - July 2010

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News RMT to challenge trade union laws  Decline in trade union membership continues  Government review of employment law to include European work...




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Quarterly labour law update - October 2010

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Agency regulations under review by coalition The threat of strikes and the law Unite leadership race Recent UK labour case law Worrall and othe...




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Len McCluskey wins Unite election

Len McCluskey has been elected leader of the UK's biggest trade union, Unite. It was a comfortable victory, polling 101,000 votes ahead of second-placed Jerry Hicks, who had 52,000 votes. However, he is short of an overwhelming endorsement, given an...




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HR e-briefing 494- Key strike law decision from Court of Appeal

The law relating to industrial action is complicated and many aspects are unclear, mainly because of conflicting court decisions, complex statutory rules or because of the absence of judicial interpretation. In particular, uncertainty exists over th...




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IHC HR e-briefing 141 - Key strike law decision from Court of Appeal

The law relating to industrial action is complicated and many aspects are unclear, mainly because of conflicting court decisions, complex statutory rules or because of the absence of judicial interpretation. In particular, uncertainty exists over th...




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Practical Implications of RMT v Serco Ltd and Aslef v London & Birmingham Railway Ltd

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Eversheds' HR labour law e-briefing - New trade union membership statistics published by BIS

The annual report published by BIS on trade union membership has just been published and contains new statistics for 2010. As in previous years, it tracks an ongoing decline in trade union membership levels and, similarly, a fall in the number of em...




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Eversheds' HR e-briefing 508: Significant change for European Works Councils from 5 June 2011

There are over 900 European Works Councils (EWCs) providing for pan-European workplace consultation involving cross-border restructuring, mergers and transfers. While employers with EWCs have differing views on their success and relevance to date, l...




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Eversheds' Quarterly Labour Law Update - June 2011

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News • Public sector strikes: beyond the media outcry • Government announces review of 90 day collective consultation period • E...




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Quarterly Labour Law Update - October 2011

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Acas sees rising demand for conciliation in disputes CAC reports drop in statutory recognition applications New ways of trade union organising Order ...




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Eversheds' Quarterly Labour Law Update - March 2012

Welcome to our quarterly labour law update. This edition contains the following content: News Strike days surged in 2011: a one-off or a new trend? Woolworths claim puts the spotlight on "establishment" for redundancy purposes Calls for collect...




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UK Labour Law Briefing - June 2013

Welcome to our June UK labour law update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Trade union membership rises to 6.5 million reversing recent falling trends PCS and TSSA unions move closer towards mergers with Unite  ...




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UK HR ebrief: Q&A briefing on collective redundancies and the Woolworths decision

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UK IHC HR ebrief EU appears open-minded about pay between assignment contracts

EU appears open-minded about pay between assignment contracts Having inherited the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 on taking office, the UK Government had p...




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UK Labour Law Update

Welcome to our UK labour law update. This edition contains the following content:UK labour law news • Government independent review of industrial disputes• An update on labour law and the European Court of Human RightsUK labour case l...




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UK Labour Law Update - December 2014

Welcome to our December UK labour law update. This edition contains the following content:UK labour law news Working time reform more likely Politics, next year’s General Election and labour law – an unhealthy mix? UK labour cas...




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UK Labour Law Update - March 2015

Welcome to our March UK labour law update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news BIS pushes ahead with new trade union membership assurance scheme. Unite contemplates acting outside the law. Bookings being taken for Ever...




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UK Labour Law Update

Welcome to our September UK labour law update. This edition contains the following content:UK labour law news• The Trade Union Bill• Trade union about-turn on the EU referendum• Industrial action: recent ...




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December UK labour law quarterly update

Welcome to our December UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Trade Union Act implementation: new regulations and Codes of Practice The gig economy: ‘self-employed’ seek trade un...




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March UK labour law quarterly update

Welcome to our March UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Trade Union Act changes to industrial action law: now in force Public sector facility time reporting in force from 1 April 2017 Pub...




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Eversheds Sutherlands UK Labour Law E-briefing - Court of Appeal upholds small single collective bargaining unit

Court of Appeal upholds single collective bargaining unit for only 1.2% of employees in an otherwise non-unionised employer In a significant development for employers, particularly those without recognised trade unions and those with dispersed busin...




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UK HR E-briefing: Mental health in the workplace – report says employers must do more for employees

Employers are being urged to do more to look after the mental health of their workforce with the publication today of the outcome of the Stevenson/Farmer review of mental health and employers. Estimating that poor mental health costs employers betwe...




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December UK labour law quarterly update

Welcome to our December UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: UK labour law news Responding to walkouts by gig workers and contractors Central Arbitration Committee annual report records drop in recognition ap...




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Commencement of the new National Minimum Wage Act, 2018

The highly anticipated new National Minimum Wage Act No. 9 of 2018 (“NMWA”) came into operation on 1 January 2019. It is important to note that section 17(4) of the NMWA, which provides that the application of the new minimum wage applie...




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UK labour law quarterly update - March 2019

Welcome to our March UK labour law quarterly update. This edition contains the following content: Lessons learnt Chocks away: Despite the rarity of recent employer injunctions to stop strikes, one such injunction averted flight disruption over Chris...




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Special feature: new rules on land charge enforcement in Germany

In 2008 the German Bundestag has passed the so-called "Risikobegrenzungsgesetz" (Risk Limitation Act) which aims to countervail risks involved with financial investments in general and certain investment practices in particular. The amendments aim e...




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SRA releases warning cards to alert Solicitors about fraudulent activity

On 28 May 2009 the Solicitors Regulation Authority announced to the legal profession that 11,000 law firms throughout England and Wales would receive warning cards alerting them to potential fraudulent activity. 130,000 of these warning cards have n...




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Tunisia during Covid-19: Economical digital transformation or law enforcement?

Attempts at digital transformation, which have sometimes been slow in Tunisia, are now forced and obliged to succeed in order to guarantee continuity of work, economy and even life during the country's lockdown. The digital transformation is a stron...




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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) CEO William Eccleshare on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Atkore International Group Inc. (ATKR) CEO Bill Waltz on Q2 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Shipping Update: ‘Valle Di Cordoba’ - Owners’ relief and Charterers’ concern

Introduction In the recent case of Trafigura v Navigazone Montanari, the Commercial Court was asked to decide whether, on its true construction,  an amended Trafigura In-Transit Loss clause (the “ITL Clause”) (as inserted into a Bee...




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Ports as public authorities - a growing reality?

The suggestion that ports are public bodies may seem a little strange. By far the greater majority are now private entities being either trust ports or private limited companies. But the position may not be quite as clear cut as it first looks. ...




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Shipping case update: Firodi Shipping Ltd v Griffon Shipping LLC ("The Griffon") [2013] EWCA Civ 1567

In Firodi Shipping Ltd v. Griffon Shipping LLC (“The Griffon”) the Court of Appeal considered the decision of Teare J. reported in [2013] EWHC 593 (Comm). For our e-briefing article on Teare J’s decision in the Commercial Court,



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Striking a deal - Say what you mean and mean what you say

Proton Energy Group SA ("Proton") v. Public Company Orlen Lietuva ("Orlen") [2013] EWHC 2872 (Comm) (the "Proton case") The Proton Case was first brought to the attention of the Commercial Court in February 2013, when an application for summary judg...