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Guernsey's Health and Safety Executive has launched a 2026 initiative to assess how employers identify and manage work-related stress, signaling a shift from treating workplace stress as merely an HR concern to recognizing it as a governance, risk and regulatory issue.

In Guernsey's close-knit business environment, employment disputes carry disproportionate reputational weight, yet many boards still treat HR matters as operational rather than strategic concerns. This analysis examines why employment risk has evolved into a critical governance issue for island-based companies, exploring the unique challenges posed by senior management conduct, settlement patterns, and workforce planning in a jurisdiction where professional missteps echo far beyond the tribunal room.

As the global workforce becomes increasingly mobile, traditional pension structures are struggling to keep pace. Industry leaders gathered at the Guernsey Pensions Seminar to discuss how the island's flexible...

Creating a national workplace pension system is a significant challenge for any country, but for island nations with smaller populations, more limited resources and the need for tailored engagement...

Following interest rate hikes in 2023 and 2024, many UK defined benefit pension schemes (DB schemes) find themselves in significant surplus. According to PwC’s Buyout Index...

It may be possible to defend a disability discrimination claim on the basis that the employee is not capable of fulfilling the essential functions of the role, even where a fair dismissal process is not followed.

The Employment and Discrimination Tribunal has handed down its first fully-determined decision under the Prevention of Discrimination (Guernsey) Ordinance...

Guernsey has implemented significant reforms to the taxation of share‑based benefit in kind, effective 1 January 2026. These changes alter the taxation point of a share-based benefit...

The Employment and Discrimination Tribunal has issued a landmark decision in Guilmoto v Game Theory Limited & Others, confirming that three separate but related complaints brought by the Applicant...

Last year, 64 decisions were published in Jersey and 8 in Guernsey, offering valuable insights for employers and HR professionals.

The Rules convert key parts of CIMA’s non-binding Guidance Notes into enforceable requirements; breaches may result in fines or other regulatory action. They apply to all CIMA-registered or licensed financial service providers...

There are generally three ways to procure your dream home here in the Cayman Islands, buy an existing home, have a home built on some bare land or buy a property off-plan from a developer at one of the many new build sites across the islands.

What is needed is to slow things down and create clarity. A simple cashflow plan – mapping income, outgoings and the impact of any settlement payments over time – helps you understand what you can afford now, what may become tight later, and which decisions are genuinely urgent versus those that can wait.

Jersey is a popular place to establish companies because the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (the Law) is modern, flexible and modelled on English companies legislation. This guide looks at the key things you need to know about the payment of distributions by a Jersey company (a company that is not an open ended investment company).

The report on the House Price Index (HPI) for the second quarter of 2026 has been released, providing another great overview as to how the Jersey property market has performed.

Jersey is a popular place to establish an companies because the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991 (the Law) is modern, flexible and modelled on English companies legislation.

Collas Crill Trust (CCT) has made a number of appointments in its Guernsey and Jersey offices.

For trustees and their advisers, geopolitical risk is no longer an abstract backdrop, it is an active force shaping client behaviour, structuring decisions, and long-term wealth strategies.

The enactment of the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 (the 'SIJL') marked a watershed moment for secured finance in Jersey.

Corporate applications ('CAs') are formal proceedings (such as winding-up petitions and unfair prejudice claims) filed pursuant to specific legislation in order to resolve corporate disputes or compel action involving or relating to a company.