Pay and benefits

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  FAQs

  Who is a worker for the purposes of pensions auto-enrolment?

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  David Malamatenios is a partner, and Colin Makin, Krishna Santra, Sandra Martins and Melissa Powys-Rodrigues are solicitors at Colman Coyle Solicitors. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Case of the week: Loosely drafted collective agreement did not allow lower pay increase

  In DLA Piper's case of the week, Anderson and others v London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority, the Court of Appeal considered whether or not uncertain wording in a collective agreement allowed an employer to give staff a lower pay increase than in previous years.

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  How to

  How to decide the pay and benefits for a new position

  Practical guidance on how to decide the pay and benefits for a new position, including benchmarking; getting the reward package right; and taking a total reward approach.

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  How to

  How to benchmark your pay and benefits against those of other employers

  Practical guidance on how to benchmark your pay and benefits against those of other employers, including the types of data required and using the data to implement the organisation's reward strategy .

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  Employment law cases

  Case of the week: "Industrial relations" concerns alone cannot justify unequal pay

  In this week's case of the week, provided by DLA Piper, the European Court of Justice held that keeping differences in pay in the "interests of good industrial relations" cannot, by itself, be a sufficient justification, although can be one factor taken into account if there are other justifications.

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  FAQs

  Which employees qualify for automatic enrolment into a pension scheme?

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  Employment law cases

  Case round-up

  Claire Thomas is managing associate, and Chris McAvoy, Joelle Parkinson, David Rintoul, and Gerri Hurst associates at Addleshaw Goddard LLP. They round up the latest rulings.

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  Employment law cases

  Case of the week: No implied non-dismissal term where employee entitled to PHI

  This week's case of the week, provided by DLA Piper, considers whether or not a non-dismissal term can be implied into a contract of employment where the employee is entitled to permanent health insurance (PHI).

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  Letters and forms

  Letter seeking recovery of training costs on employee's resignation

  A model letter to inform an employee who has resigned that they are required to repay training costs to the organisation.