UK: Pension Tax Breaks May Change Post Election

In the lead up to the UK general election, Director of UK Private Client Services Vince Cheshire looks at what the major parties have planned for pension contributions.

For individuals expecting high earnings in 2015/16, these two weeks until polling day may be crucial for decision making on how much you’re putting in to your pension pot.

Here’s a quick overview of what’s in the main party manifestos:

The Tories have outlined plans to scrap the highest […]

By | April 22nd, 2015 ||

United States: Hiring From A Competitor? Play Defense To Limit Trade Secret Risk

When discussing trade secrets and strategies to protect valuable proprietary information, most companies focus on their outbound risk. In other words, companies pay close attention to protecting their own valuable trade secrets and proprietary information by implementing strong protections and policies such as to limit access to this information and to require employees to sign confidentiality agreements. Companies take these steps to address the risks presented when departing employees may be tempted to take […]

By | April 22nd, 2015 ||

UK: Increasing Focus On Low Wages

Dan Price, CEO of Seattle-based payment processing company Gravity Payments, last week announced that he was taking a 90% pay cut to raise the minimum wage of his employees to $70,000 a year. Salaries more than doubled for some of the firm’s lowest-paid employees and the story went viral.

$70,000 is significantly higher than the US national minimum wage of $17,000 a year, but the episode highlights a broader unease about wages for the low […]

By | April 22nd, 2015 ||