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- Date:
- 1 October 2019
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
In the last in her series of four articles on the extension of the Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SMCR) to all Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) solo-regulated firms, Sarah Leslie looks at what steps firms need to take in relation to the new conduct rules, employment contracts, and policies.
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- Date:
- 1 October 2019
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
In the third in her series of four articles on the extension of the Senior Manager and Certification Regime (SMCR) to all Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) solo-regulated firms, Sarah Leslie looks at what steps firms need to take in relation to statements of responsibilities, assessing fitness and propriety, and regulatory references.
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- Date:
- 1 October 2019
- Type:
- Editor's choice
In a series of four articles, Sarah Leslie looks at the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR) that will apply to all Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) solo-regulated firms from 9 December 2019.
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- Date:
- 12 September 2019
- Type:
- News
A new consultation into NHS pension changes designed to enable senior clinicians to work additional shifts without facing prohibitive tax bills has been launched.
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- Date:
- 3 September 2019
- Type:
- Law reports
In Wisbey v Commissioner of the City of London Police and another, an employment tribunal held that a police force indirectly discriminated against a male police officer who was temporarily removed from rapid-response driving duties because he is colour blind.
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- Date:
- 15 August 2019
- Type:
- News
Banks need to "step up" their plans for the UK leaving the EU without a deal, the European Central Bank has warned, adding that more staff and resources should be moved in preparation.
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- Date:
- 9 August 2019
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
The Government is consulting on proposed changes to the duty to publish a modern slavery and human trafficking statement. The proposals aim to improve the quality of reporting under the transparency in supply chains legislation, make it easier for people to compare organisations' reports and increase compliance with the duty.
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- Date:
- 8 August 2019
- Type:
- Commentary and analysis
Consultant editor Darren Newman looks at the latest rulings in a long line of holiday pay cases, including one with significant back-pay implications for Northern Ireland employers. He also explains why the issue of lengthy back-pay periods may not yet be completely resolved for employers in the rest of the UK.
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- Date:
- 7 August 2019
- Type:
- Law reports
In Hallett v Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Court of Appeal held that an NHS trust's use of commercial software to monitor rest breaks results in a breach of junior doctors' terms and conditions of service.
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- Date:
- 6 August 2019
- Type:
- Law reports
In Page v NHS Trust Development Authority, the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld an employment tribunal decision that there was no religious discrimination where a non-executive director was suspended after voicing his opposition to same-sex couple adoption in the media.
