Legal, Legislative & Regulatory News
UK – New tax legislation to affect contingent workers - 12/10/2015
;Fiona Coombe, SIA Director of Legal and Regulatory Research said “Despite the protests of those who operate and represent intermediaries, it seems the government is determined to press ahead with this ... The UK Government has published draft legislation, which is exp...
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UK – Staffing firms culling rogue suppliers following self-employment legislation - 10/01/2014
thing for the industry,” Mr Blakemore concluded.
Fiona Coombe, Director of Legal and Regulatory Research at Staffing Industry Analysts concurred: “The legislation should not be an obstacle to placing ... Legislation around false self-employment has promp...
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Controversial laws on way for striking UK workers with agency workers back in the picture - 11/08/2023
The UK government plans to activate new Minimum Services legislation before Christmas for rail, ambulance, and border security staff to replace striking workers.
Earlier this year, the government ... The UK government plans to activate new Minimum Services legislation before Chri...
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European surveillance authority calls for Norway to comply with EEA rules on temporary agency work - 7/24/2023
workers and the freedom to provide services.
Fiona Coombe, director, legal & regulatory research, Staffing Industry Analysts, said, “Article 4 of the Agency Workers Directive obliges member states
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UK – HMRC responds to false self-employment legislation consultation - 2/04/2015
personal information which might have breached data protection rules, if they were not exercising a statutory duty,” commented Fiona Coombe, Staffing Industry Analysts’ Director of Legal and Regulatory ... Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has published...
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German court rules robots must take Sundays off - 4/09/2024
(Sunday, the legally protected rest day) must be observed even if no workers are involved, reports The Financial Times. The judges said regional supermarket chain Tegut’s small self-service store qualified ... (Sunday, the legally protected rest day) must be observed even i...
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P&O Ferries paid some crew less than half UK minimum wage - 3/21/2024
legislation, forming an international minimum wage corridor across the Dover strait.”
Separately last week, it was reported that UK unions have called for proper legal protection for seafarers on the second ... P&O Ferries paid some crew members less than half the UK mi...
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Russia – Legislation regulating agency work agreed - 4/29/2014
companies were forced to operate in a legal vacuum, which provides insecurity for businesses and workers alike. The new legislation brings Russia closer to international standards, such as set out by, among ... On 22 April 2014, the Russian Duma agreed in its third and final readi...
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UK – Legal judgments expected in 2015 - 12/19/2014
treat absence triggers in an attendance policy for the disabled.
For further information about legislative and regulatory changes in the staffing industry, please see Staffing Industry Analysts’ monthly ... UK – Legal judgments expected in 2015 recruitment staf...
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Netherlands – Employers finding loopholes in new legislation - 1/15/2015
to a permanent contract," said Mariette van der Neut, FNV Director focusing on the temporary work agency sector.
"A lot of effort is being put in by legal advisors to help companies find ways to deal ... Netherlands – Employers finding loopholes in new legisla...
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