United Kingdom: Employee Benefits & Compensation

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Management Incentive Plans For Insurance MGAs (Podcast)
Skadden attorneys Sebastian Barling, George Gray and Katie Barnes discuss management incentive plans (MIPs) for managing general agents (MGAs) in the U.K. insurance sector. The conversation covers common MIP structures like growth shares and phantom equity, regulatory frameworks, and how to align management interests with sponsor objectives through equity-based compensation.
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
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Sponsor Licence Suspensions And Revocations: Navigating UKVI’s Increasing Compliance Activity
International recruitment has become indispensable to many industries in the UK, in particular the UK’s health and social care sector. Faced with persistent workforce shortages, many care homes, nursing homes, supported living providers and domiciliary care agencies have relied on the Skilled Worker (Health and Care Worker) route to recruit overseas workers.
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JMW Solicitors LLP
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Pensions Ready Reckoner – September 2026
This comprehensive table tracks key developments affecting UK pension schemes, including recent parliamentary acts, court decisions, regulatory guidance, and compliance deadlines. From inheritance tax changes on pension death benefits to pensions dashboards implementation, the document provides essential dates and implications for trustees, administrators, and pension professionals navigating the evolving regulatory landscape.
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Wedlake Bell
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Can I Be Sacked For Having An Accident At Work?
Having an accident at work is not, on its own, a fair reason for dismissal. Employers owe every member of staff a legal duty to provide a safe working environment, and the law does not allow them to legally dismiss employees simply because they were injured or intend to claim compensation. As such, you cannot be sacked for purely for the fact of having had an accident at work, though the circumstances involved can affect whether a later dismissal is fair.
United Kingdom Employment
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JMW Solicitors LLP
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Next Wins Equal Pay Appeal
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has delivered a landmark ruling in the Next equal pay case, addressing whether employers can justify pay disparities between roles of equal value based on labour market pressures. The decision provides crucial clarity on when recruitment and retention challenges in specific sectors can legitimately explain differences in basic pay rates, while leaving several other aspects of the equal pay claim unresolved.
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Weightmans
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FCA Consults On A Single Remuneration Code For Solo-Regulated Firms
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on proposed reforms to remuneration rules for FCA solo-regulated firms, aiming to create a simpler and more proportionate regulatory framework. The consultation seeks to balance streamlined governance with maintaining sound conduct practices and ensuring remuneration aligns with client, fund, and investor interests.
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Littler - Canada
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Acas Proposes First Full Rewrite Of Disciplinary And Grievance Code Since 2009
Acas has published a draft Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures for consultation, its first full rewrite since 2009. Nothing has changed yet. The consultation closes on 23rd September 2026, Acas will then decide whether and how to take the draft forward, and any final version still needs government approval before it takes effect. What the draft does, regardless of its eventual shape, is reveal the thinking that underpins Acas’s proposed approach to workplace conflict.
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Buckles Law
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Employment Bulletin - September 2026
The UK Government is consulting on sweeping reforms to equal pay law that would introduce mandatory pay transparency in job adverts, reinstate statutory questionnaires for discrimination disputes, and create a new enforcement unit with investigative powers. These proposals, alongside recent tribunal decisions on union inducements, restrictive covenants, and discrimination protections, signal a fundamental shift in how employers must approach pay equity and workforce management.
United Kingdom Employment
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Slaughter & May
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UK Expansion: Unpacked – A Practical Guide To Building A UK Presence | Equity Incentives (Podcast)
International businesses expanding into the UK market face important decisions about how to structure employee incentive programs. This episode examines the strategic considerations and practical frameworks for designing compensation arrangements that effectively attract and retain talent in the UK. Tax partner Julia Cockroft provides insights into the key factors businesses should evaluate when establishing their UK workforce incentive structures.
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Bristows
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