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February 2012
Deadline for filing annual return forms for approved and unapproved share plans
February 2012
CELIA Alliance welcomes leading Polish law firm Soltynski Kaweck & Szlezak (SK&S)
February 2012
February 2012
Increase in employment tribunal award limits and statutory payments
February 2012
Pensions update – auto-enrolment
February 2012
Employment aspects of the revised City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Takeover Code”)
February 2012
Legal and tax advice from non-lawyers must be disclosed
February 2012
New arrivals and failure to notify UK tax liability
February 2012
February 2012
A new retrospective federal inheritance and gift tax?
February 2012
New Swiss/Dutch Double Taxation Treaty
February 2012
New Swiss/Dutch Double Taxation Treaty
February 2012
Redundancy, selection and age discrimination
February 2012
UK tax – a look forward to 2012
February 2012
Entitlement to a bonus following notice of termination
January 2012
ILO to hear Solidarity’s complaint
January 2012
Amendment of the Dutch European Works Councils legislation implements Directive changes
January 2012
Carried forward holiday and new restrictions for the long-term sick
January 2012
Increase of withholding tax on dividends and interest
January 2012
January 2012
Exemption from social security contributions on termination payments reduced
January 2012
Scope of new exit tax further extended
January 2012
French Supreme Court specifies the conditions under which GPS may be used to monitor an employee
January 2012
France introduces an exceptional tax on high net income taxpayers
January 2012
Swiss residents may claim reduced withholding tax rates on gains from the sales of French property
January 2012
Reforming executive pay - Government proposals and investor concern
January 2012
January 2012
January 2012
Long awaited tax reforms announced by the Government
November 2011
New Labour Code Submitted to Parliament
October 2011
October 2011
Proposed increase in Social Insurance contribution ceilings for 2012
October 2011
The first prosecution under the UK Bribery Act 2010
October 2011
Uncapped awards for failure to inform and consult on transfer of UK undertakings
October 2011
Court’s power to imply a principle of a good faith into employment contracts
October 2011
Stock options and severance indemnities
October 2011
Tax treatment of board directors - office staff, office space and cars
October 2011
Further tightening for the 30% ruling for incoming expatriates
October 2011
Wider employee share scheme exemptions from Prospectus Directive requirements now in force
October 2011
Welcome news - UK £30,000 Remittance Basis Charge is a creditable tax for US taxpayers
October 2011
UK Pensions - Act now to avoid reduction in the lifetime allowance of tax free pension benefits
October 2011
October 2011
Agency Workers Regulations – in force from 1 October 2011
October 2011
October 2011
Additional Premiums for work on Public Holidays such as Easter Sunday and Whit Sunday
October 2011
October 2011
Monetary claims for compensation for untaken holiday can be validly excluded
October 2011
October 2011
Carrying forward holiday entitlement accrued while on sick leave.
October 2011
Challenging the status of self-employed contractors
October 2011
Funds in Swiss bank accounts to be taxed from 2013
October 2011
Funds in Swiss bank accounts to be taxed from 2013
October 2011
France introduces several tax restrictions as part of austerity plan
October 2011
‘Ordinary residence’ – a look at the proposed new test
October 2011
Are your partners and LLP members really employees? Court raises spectre of employee liabilities.
October 2011
Proposed new statutory residence test – some reflections
July 2011
CELIA welcomes Maisto e Associati – Italian tax specialist
July 2011
Federal government and states consider extension of tax free pension contribution to posted workers
July 2011
Changes in the tax treatment of ‘extra payments’ to the purchase expenses of a company car
July 2011
Changes to benefit in kind charges for home to work company car travel
July 2011
Income Tax – Expenses for a home office may now be tax deductible
July 2011
July 2011
July 2011
Social Security Agreement between Switzerland and India
July 2011
Draft foreign asset form released by the IRS on 8 June 2011
July 2011
New wealth, trust and exit taxes for individuals but tax on second homes is dropped
July 2011
Guidance on the new social security treatment of termination payments issued
July 2011
Social Security Agreement between Switzerland and India
July 2011
New Federal Law on the taxation of employee shareholdings
July 2011
New list of daily allowances for foreign business trips during 2011/12
July 2011
Immigration crackdown on sponsor breaches predicted
July 2011
When is the notice of termination of employment effectively received by the employee?
July 2011
July 2011
New deduction rules for share based compensation plans of Italian enterprises adopting IAS/IFRS
July 2011
Agency Workers Regulations – final guidance published
July 2011
Proposed new residency test - complexity replaces uncertainty?
July 2011
The UK Bribery Act came into force on 1 July 2010 as the FSA announces a corruption review
July 2011
Insured benefits and the State Pension Age
July 2011
The recast European Works Council (“EWC”) Directive came into force on 5 June 2011
April 2011
Working in different EU countries can create pension entitlement in multiple states
July 2011
UK Bribery Act Trainings – “Managing the risks”
April 2011
New OECD Model Tax Convention – examining the new definition of “employer” in Article 15
April 2011
New OECD Model Tax Convention – examining the new definition of “employer” in Article 15
April 2011
Repeal of the Default Retirement Age (“DRA”)
April 2011
April 2011
April 2011
Major consequences for French tax residents who fail to disclose foreign bank accounts
April 2011
French Supreme Court sheds new light on the applicable Rules
April 2011
April 2011
April 2011
April 2011
April 2011
HMRC to fine small and medium sized businesses up to £3,000 for failing to keep proper records
April 2011
April 2011
Draft guidance on Regulations extending employment protection to Agency Workers
April 2011
Victimisation claims covered by judicial immunity
April 2011
Self Assessment Tax – new regime significantly increases penalties for late filing
April 2011
Looming deadline for filing annual return forms for approved and unapproved share schemes
April 2011
The proposed new Scotland Act – How UK business may be affected
April 2011
April 2011
ECJ decision to increase premiums for insured and other benefits
April 2011
CELIA welcomes specialist US Tax member
April 2011
Limitation period for personal injury limits employers’ exposure to claims
April 2011
IRS targets non-compliant US ex-pats as the clock for voluntary disclosure ticks down
April 2011
Is an employee’s illness to be mentioned in an employer’s reference?
April 2011
Employees may not claim a deduction for payments under car-hire contracts
April 2011
April 2011
International travel expenses deduction held at 2010 level for 2011
April 2011
Constitutional challenge to time limit for tax deductible subsistence expenses fails
December 2010
Government guide to maternity and new additional paternity leave rights
December 2010
Government considers making it easier to dismiss employees
December 2010
CRD 3 and restrictions on remuneration in the financial services sector
December 2010
Breaking news - New CEBS guidelines published on 10 December
December 2010
Breaking news - New CEBS guidelines published on 10 December
December 2010
Bribery Act 2010 - ALERT - Are you compliant?
December 2010
UK Enterprise Management Incentives (“EMI”) schemes and foreign companies
December 2010
Amended Prospectus Directive finalised – extended exemption for employee shares schemes
December 2010
Employers may withhold discretionary bonuses even where performance is satisfactory
December 2010
2011 “Budget” date announced for review of UK fiscal regime
December 2010
Revocation of tax treaty between France and Denmark: practical implications
December 2010
December 2010
New US/Belgian agreement clarifies double taxation of pensions
December 2010
UK government announces new cap on number of migrants to the UK
December 2010
CRD 3 and restrictions on remuneration in the financial services sector
December 2010
Court of Appeal refuses to extend legal professional privilege (“LPP”) to non-lawyers
December 2010
December 2010
Effective date of termination of employment - impact on incentive plans
December 2010
Ability to compromise discrimination claims under the Equality Act 2010 in doubt
December 2010
Cancellation of discounts for employee stock options
December 2010
Dismissal without notice – a very high hurdle to justify
December 2010
Improved planning opportunities for employees taxed at source
December 2010
New rules for trading of non-listed employee stock
December 2010
German social security contributions for 2011
December 2010
Parental leave periods do not count towards company pension payments
December 2010
Expenses claim for temporarily posted employees
December 2010
Revocation of tax treaty between France and Denmark: practical implications
December 2010
New US/Belgian agreement clarifies double taxation of pensions
December 2010
Tax and social withholdings increases for 2011
May 2010
New paternity rights available for new and adoptive parents from 3 April 2011
May 2010
New criminal offences to counter corporate corruption
April 2010
Changes to European Works Council regulations
April 2010
April 2010
Significant changes to the UK points-based Immigration Rules from 6 April 2010
March 2010
Total Reward - What does success look like?
March 2010
New tax position on cashing out of stock options raises planning opportunities
March 2010
New French employer super-tax on banker’s bonuses
March 2010
No entitlement to statutory severance payment where employee files a claim for unfair dismissal
March 2010
Extension of short-time compensation scheme in 2010
March 2010
Travel costs – welcome new rule on mixed business/non-business expenses
March 2010
German unification “solidarity surcharge” held to be unconstitutional
March 2010
Tax exemption for ‘non standard’ working hours is restricted
March 2010
Payment for reduction in working hours similar to redundancy payment
March 2010
New wage tax bulletin from Ministry of Finance for tax deductions in 2010
March 2010
New employer tax charge on pension contributions for high earners
March 2010
March 2010
Holiday entitlement during sickness - Netherlands legislation breaches European law
March 2010
New regulations to implement the Temporary Agency Workers Directive
March 2010
New “fit notes” to take effect in April 2010 – underlying aim to encourage return to work
March 2010
Information Commissioner’s Office gets teeth
March 2010
“Whistle-blowing” – employment tribunal power to inform regulators
March 2010
Proposed Equality Act: Codes and new guidance in development by EHRC
March 2010
March 2010
Application of UK employment legislation to a worker travelling from one place to another
March 2010
Clarification of territorial scope of race and age discrimination legislation
March 2010
Update on proposed auto-enrolment pension reforms
March 2010
Normal minimum pension age set to rise to 55 from 6 April 2010
March 2010
New legal right to request time off to train
March 2010
An extra bank holiday in 2012!
March 2010
42 year old banker wins age discrimination claim
March 2010
Revised guidance for injury to feelings compensation
March 2010
March 2010
Reduced compensation limit for unfair dismissal from February 2010
March 2010
Residency in the UK- where are we now?
March 2010
March 2010
Revised European social security legislation from 1 May 2010
March 2010
Special tax regime for inbound employees
March 2010
Online filing now mandatory for employers with 50 employees or more – new penalty regime
March 2010
Amended HMRC arrival procedures for expatriate employees
March 2010
UK income tax and social security - the new realities
March 2010
3 top ways to achieve legitimate tax efficiencies – and an Invitation
March 2010
HMRC issues new guidance on Share Incentive Plans
March 2010
UK Enterprise Management Incentives (“EMI”) schemes
March 2010
March 2010
Amendment to AIM rules to now require disclosure of directors’ remuneration
March 2010
March 2010
Incomplete disclosure of facts may result in both formal and informal tax rulings being withdrawn
March 2010
March 2010
Online filing of share schemes returns for year ended 5 April 2010 – deadline 6 July 2010
March 2010
March 2010
New PAYE penalty regime from April 2010
March 2010
Government issues concession on childcare vouchers, “not a U turn”
March 2010
March 2010
The post-Walker corporate governance environment
March 2010
Prospectus Directive - proposed exemption for employee shares schemes – yet further changes!
November 2009
A guide to living and working in Switzerland as a foreign individual
November 2009
Changes to rates from 1 October 2009
November 2009
Report published on risk governance in non-financial service companies
November 2009
Corporate Governance - what now for listed non-financial services companies?
November 2009
Childcare vouchers to lose tax and National Insurance Contribution exemptions
November 2009
EU Commission now narrows Prospectus Directive exemption for employee share schemes
November 2009
Employee Benefit Trusts (EBTs) - anti-avoidance update
November 2009
Enterprise Management Incentives (“EMI”) schemes
November 2009
Pensions reforms - new disclosure rules for tax avoidance schemes
November 2009
Government launch “helpline” on government enforced employment rights
November 2009
National minimum wage rises (slightly)
November 2009
Continuity of employment preserved in pre-pack sales
November 2009
Greater scope to challenge service-related pay criteria
November 2009
Equality Bill Update: responses to consultation on multiple discrimination proposals published
November 2009
The High Court limits damages in wrongful dismissal cases
November 2009
Compulsory retirement age for all civil servants to be scrapped by 2010
October 2009
October 2009
October 2009
Travel to work using a company car by home workers may be a taxable benefit
October 2009
New limits on variable pay arrangements
October 2009
Obligation to pay full social security contributions for trainees
October 2009
Social security and gardening leave- new rules from 1 July 2009
October 2009
Smoke-free workplaces introduced...but not necessarily in restaurants
October 2009
Distinction between capital gains tax and wage tax treatment clarified
October 2009
New legislation on Executive compensation in German public companies
October 2009
Wage tax: Glasses may be provided tax free, subject to conditions
October 2009
Employee has to reclaim prior year tax paid in error by their employer by filing a tax return
October 2009
A guide to living and working in Switzerland as a foreign individual
October 2009
Budget proposals 2010 – new expenses scheme
October 2009
Budget changes for 2010, 2011 and 2012
October 2009
Ratification of new UK – Netherlands double tax treaty
October 2009
Ratification of new UK – Netherlands double tax treaty
October 2009
Restricted scheme for part-time unemployment benefits introduced from 20 July 2009
October 2009
October 2009
October 2009
Termination of a foreign secondment: Repatriation and reintegration obligation
October 2009
Termination of a foreign secondment: Repatriation and reintegration obligation
October 2009
Golden parachutes: New tax and social security treatment
October 2009
A review of the special tax regime for expatriates
October 2009
A review of the special tax regime for expatriates
October 2009
IRS issues guidance on new exit tax
October 2009
US - IRS issues guidance on new exit tax
October 2009
Double tax agreement - new exchange of information protocol to UK/Switzerland agreement signed
October 2009
Double tax agreement - new exchange of information protocol to UK/Switzerland agreement signed
October 2009
Deadline for UK personal income tax returns looms
October 2009
Double tax agreement: exchange of information protocol signed to UK/Malaysia agreement
October 2009
Double tax agreement: exchange of information protocol signed to UK/Malaysia agreement
September 2009
Important changes to the UK’s points-based immigration system
September 2009
Substantial changes to EU social security regulations in May 2010
September 2009
How to manage international assignments
September 2009
High Court rules default retirement age of 65 is lawful
September 2009
Workers can reclaim holidays lost to sickness
September 2009
Information Commissioner hikes annual data controller notification fees
September 2009
Consultation on gender pay reporting in the private sector – a first step before mandatory reporting
September 2009
Compensation can be reduced for earnings
September 2009
Government brings forward review of default retirement age
September 2009
Mentoring scheme to increase numbers of female non-executive directors in FTSE
September 2009
September 2009
September 2009
Employment trends survey reveals extent of workplace belt tightening
September 2009
EU Commission proposes exempting all employee share schemes from the Prospectus Directive
September 2009
New personal pension accounts regime
September 2009
OFT takes anti-money laundering (“AML”) role
September 2009
HM Revenue & Customs update Employee Share Schemes User Manual (“ESSUM”)
September 2009
Extension to paternity leave revisited - employers fear administrative burdens and scope for fraud
July 2009
3 top ways to achieve legitimate tax efficiencies
July 2009
New rules for non-UK domiciled and not ordinarily resident taxpayers
July 2009
UK income tax and social security - the new realities
July 2009
Consultants subject to implied duty of confidentiality
July 2009
Using length of service criterion in redundancy selection
July 2009
Consultation equal treatment of agency workers
July 2009
Equality Bill 2009 - a wide-ranging reform of discrimination legislation
July 2009
Statutory holiday pay for workers on long term sick leave
July 2009
EU social partners agree to increase parental leave
July 2009
Paternity leave extension shelved
July 2009
Updated guidance on managing workplace stress
July 2009
July 2009
National minimum wage set for a small rise
July 2009
Redundancy pay increase from 1 October 2009
July 2009
Short term business visitors and PAYE
July 2009
July 2009
Updated guidance on managing workplace stress
July 2009
New measures crack down on unpaid tribunal awards
July 2009
Consultation on regulation of contingency fees in tribunal cases
June 2009
Offshore workers - “field breaks” count toward annual leave
June 2009
Thomson Online Benefits publish Employee Rewards Watch 2009
June 2009
Pre-judgment interest in discrimination cases reduced
June 2009
June 2009
Equality Bill to reverse Malcolm
June 2009
EAT rules “field breaks” count toward annual leave
June 2009
June 2009
Government reveals new “fit notes”
June 2009
A8 workers registration scheme extended
June 2009
Stock options: extension of exercise period with no tax consequences
May 2008
Bill regarding the taxation of "lucrative interests"
May 2008
US company gives shareholders a vote on pay
March 2009
Tougher immigration criteria for migrant workers
March 2009
Increase in Statutory Sick Pay and Statutory Maternity Pay rates
March 2009
More employees get the right to request flexible working
March 2009
Increases to statutory minimum holiday entitlement
March 2009
Repeal of statutory dismissal and grievance procedures
September 2008
Imminent changes to UK Immigration system require immediate action
June 2008
HMRC announces interim update on residence and tax liability (booklet IR 20)
June 2008
22 million UK basic rate tax payers to be £120 better off
June 2008
Government to consult on extension of the right to claim flexible working
June 2008
A reminder of the importance of communication in redundancy situations