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Employment weekly highlights—6 October 2022

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Published on: 06 October 2022

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This week's edition of Employment weekly highlights includes: (1) analysis by Joanne Moseley of Irwin Mitchell of the potential effect on employers of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, (2) the adoption of a minimum wage protection Directive by the Council of the European Union, (3) the government’s U-turn on plans to scrap the 45% tax bracket for those earning more than £150,000 per year, (4) the report by the Work and Pensions Committee on saving for later life, (5) analysis by Jane Mann, Chris Finney and Ed Livingstone of Fox Williams of the employment issues relating to the government’s plans to scrap the cap on bankers’ bonuses, (6) analysis by Daniel Gray of Taylor Vinters of a decision that Deliveroo’s worker-prioritisation algorithm was discriminatory, (7) a report from the Financial Reporting Council on the challenges faced by minority ethnic groups aiming to progress to executive roles in FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies, (8) the government plans to increase the number of small- and...

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