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The government has published proposed new benefit and pension rates for 2024 to 2025 including in respect of Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), Statutory...
ET1 grounds of claim—indirect sex discrimination[Insert in para 8.2 of claim form ET1:]1The Claimant is a woman and the Respondent is [enter details,...
Waiver of noticeEmployers and employees can waive their right to be given notice when their employment relationship comes to an end.Waiving...
Constructive dismissaldismissal of an employee by their employer will typically be at the instigation of the employer. In other words, the employer...
Can a settlement agreement provide that an employee will withdraw a data subject access request (DSAR)? If a settlement agreement provides that an employee will withdraw a DSAR, can the employer refuse to act on a DSAR subsequently made by that employee on the basis that it is ‘manifestly unfounded’
Can multiple simultaneous disciplinary charges result in multiple parallel disciplinary sanctions, or should a single sanction be the outcome?This questions considers whether, in circumstances where several different disciplinary charges have been brought against an employee at the same time, it is
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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