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P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin (20 Feb 2015) Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List 6th April, 2015 changes DB to DC transfers: requirement for financial advice new DC governance requirements and charging restrictions DC pensions guidance: "Second line of defence" New law... Focus on DB to DC transfers and conversions The Pension Schemes Bill 2015 (the Bill), currently making its way through Parliament, includes a requirement that, where a member with "safeguarded benefits" (broadly, defined benefits), or a survivor of such a member, wishes to: transfer th... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin (12 Feb 2015) Topics covered in this bulletin: New Law: new rates of statutory payments from April 2015 Cases Round-Up: AG Opinion on collective redundancies "at one establishment" changing terms and conditions: unilateral changes by the employer n... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin (29 Jan 2015) Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law abolition of DB contracting-out: Time is running out banking reform: Pensions regulations laid Tax open market option post-5th April, 2015 Cases Pensions Ombudsman liberation cases b... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin (29 Jan 2015) Topics covered in this bulletin: Cases Round-Up employee working remotely from Australia could bring claims in UK whistleblowing claim succeeded even though decision maker did not know about protected disclosure appeal decision takes effect without ... P&E Update: Pensions Bulletin (08 Jan 2015) Topics covered in this bulletin: The Watch List New Law Auto-enrolment Earnings’ Thresholds 2015/16 Tax Taxation of Pensions Act 2014: Update HMRC’s Pensions Newsletter 66 Cases recovery of overpayment: Change of position defen... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin (08 Jan 2015) Topics covered in this bulletin: New Law two year limit for holiday pay and other unlawful deductions claims Cases Round-Up ECJ: Obesity may amount to a disability dismissal for offensive tweets TUPE: Whether employees assigned to the organised... Data encryption increasing confidence in the internet The relationship between users, encryption and the law is not always a comfortable one. In this briefing we examine two recent developments in the world of encryption: Google’s use of HTTPS as a ranking signal in its search algorithm the announ... PPF Levy Determination for the Levy Year starting 1st April 2015 This is a summary of action required in respect of last man standing schemes under PPF levy determination for 2015/2016. A. INTRODUCTION 1. Following the publication of the Pension Protection Fund’s (PPF’s) Levy Determination for the 2015/16... P&E Update: Employment/Employee Benefits Bulletin Legal and Regulatory developments in Employment/Employee Benefits Topics covered in this bulletin: Cases Round-Up overseas employee could not bring whistleblowing claim contractor could not claim 14 years’ backdated holiday pay implied accept...