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HRizon employment law newsletter- April 2024

29 April 2024

Welcome to our April HRizon employment law newsletter. This month we: Consider whether a trial period in a new role can be a reasonable adjustment for disability, look at the equal pay risks arisi...

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Block exemption for liner shipping consortia expires and will not be renewed

29 April 2024

In October 2023, the EU Commission announced its decision to let the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) for liner shipping expire on 25 April 2024, without renewing it for a further five...

Contentious Business Update April 2024

29 April 2024

Welcome to our Contentious Business Update where we focus on some topical and interesting legal issues affecting businesses. We hope you find this edition informative and insightful...

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Network schedules: are you ready for the new DES contract?

25 April 2024

As with previous years, the Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) specification requires PCNs to have in place bespoke network schedules signed by all members, which supplement the...

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Interest on Costs – Court of Appeal clarifies

25 April 2024

In a recent Court of Appeal decision - Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc and another [2024] EWCA Civ 245, the Court of Appeal unanimously allowed an appeal regarding section 24(2) of the...

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Hill Dickinson advises Zipa Precious Metals on the listing and admission to trading of Gold Securities

25 April 2024

Our London Corporate team recently advised Zipa Precious Metals Public Limited Company in connection with admission to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.

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NDAs: Ministry of Justice announces new legislation to restrict their ‘misuse’

25 April 2024

The Ministry of Justice has recently announced plans to legislate to restrict NDAs from being ‘misused to silence victims’.

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Inclusion at work panel report on improving workplace diversity and inclusion

25 April 2024

The Inclusion at Work Panel recently published its final report, making recommendations for how employers can improve workplace diversity and inclusion.

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Tipping Act: implementation delayed until 1 October and final code of practice revealed

25 April 2024

The implementation of the Tipping Act has been delayed until 1 October 2024 and the final text of the accompanying stator code of practice has been published...

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Annual leave: updated guidance on annual leave and holiday pay

25 April 2024

Recent changes to the government guidance on annual leave and holiday pay have, among other things, addressed some of the confusion around the applicable rules for term-time only workers paid an...

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Parental leave: had an employee ‘sought to take’ parental leave?

25 April 2024

Provided they have one year’s continuous service, an employee can take up to four weeks’ unpaid Parental Leave (PL) each year for the purpose of caring for a child under 18 for whom they are...

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Equal pay: pay differences arising from secondment from operational to administrative duties

25 April 2024

Can an employer maintain the higher pay rates/benefits of male operational employees when they are seconded to administrative duties, whilst keeping a female employee doing like work on the lower...