There is a global call for greater transparency around employee pay. For multinational organizations, tracking the ever-changing global pay equity reporting obligations can pose daunting challenges. To simplify the process,...more
In a previous blog, we summarized the recent case of Groff v. Dejoy, where the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously clarified the undue hardship standard under Title VII, a federal law in the United States that prohibits employment...more
7/19/2023
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Groff v DeJoy ,
Multinationals ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Religious Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII ,
Undue Hardship ,
USPS
There is a global call for greater transparency around employee pay. For multinational organizations, tracking the ever-changing global pay equity reporting obligations can pose daunting challenges. To simplify the process,...more
As of midnight on 5 January 2021, England has been placed under a national lockdown, its third in 10 months. This followed the COVID-19 alert level for the whole of the United Kingdom being elevated to 5, the highest level,...more
Our work as advisers to some of the world’s largest businesses gives us a unique perspective on the way in which employers are beginning to recover from the initial crisis management phase of the COVID-19 pandemic....more
5/27/2020
/ Business Opportunities ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Employee Retention ,
Financial Crisis ,
Multinationals ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Recovery Plans ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Strategic Planning ,
Supply Chain ,
Workplace Safety
The disruption already caused by COVID-19 is immense, and it is only getting started. HR and Legal departments are being deluged with conflicting information. ...more
We are now less than two months away from the new IR35 regime: important changes to the way companies engage contractors via third party companies are coming into force on April 6. Following up on our recent webinar, below we...more
The following alert is directed to organizations with a presence in the UK or who anticipate the need to place employees at a U.K. worksite.
Seyfarth Shaw’s Global Mobility Practice hosts attorneys licensed to practice in...more
1/31/2020
/ Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Highly-Skilled Workers Visa ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Immigrants ,
Immigration Procedures ,
International Travel ,
Job Applicants ,
Member State ,
Salaried Employees ,
STEM ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Wage and Hour ,
Withdrawal Agreement
Seyfarth Synopsis: The UK’s departure from the European Union has now been delayed for the third time. Although an agreement between the UK and EU had been reached in relation to the form of an ultimate Withdrawal Agreement,...more
This is the fourth and last in a series of blogs by our Global Modern Slavery Team dealing with how companies can navigate the changing legal landscape addressing the role of business and its connection to modern slavery....more
6/18/2019
/ Child Labor ,
Corporate Liability ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Due Diligence ,
Forced Labor ,
Harassment ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Risk Management ,
Slavery ,
Supply Chain ,
Transparency
Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the third in a series of blogs by our Global Modern Slavery Team dealing with how companies can get ahead of the curve of the changing legal landscape addressing the role of business and its...more
6/6/2019
/ Australia ,
Child Labor ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Regulations ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Slavery ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Contracts ,
Transparency
This is the second in a series of blogs by our Global Modern Slavery Team dealing with how companies can get ahead of the curve of the changing legal landscape addressing business’ role and connection to modern slavery.
...more
This is the first in a series of blogs dealing with modern slavery where we explore how companies can get ahead of the curve of the quickly changing legal landscape by educating themselves on their connection to this issue. ...more
5/16/2019
/ Child Labor ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Human Trafficking ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Slavery ,
Supply Chain ,
Supply Contracts ,
Transparency
Europe has long-standing legislation requiring that men and women should receive equal pay for equal work. Despite this, the gender pay gap in the EU still averages around 16%. ...more
1/21/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
EU ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
International Labor Laws ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour
The regime by which claimants in the UK bring employment-related claims is set for radical change after the UK’s highest court ruled that the current fee system is unlawful. With immediate effect, claimants no longer have to...more
The following alert is directed to organizations with a presence in the UK or who anticipate the need to place talent at a UK work site.
Seyfarth Synopsis: The UK Parliament has passed the EU Withdrawal Bill, paving the...more
The final version of the draft Gender Pay Gap Regulations have now been published and are expected to come into force on 6 April 2017. The latest version of the Regulations set out a number of changes from the previous...more
The Supreme Court, the UK’s highest court, has today handed down its judgment that the outcome of the Brexit referendum does not give the government the unilateral right to trigger the process for the UK to leave the European...more
New rules on whistleblowing have come into effect which impact certain Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) regulated financial services firms. The aim of these rules is to promote a...more
10/7/2016
/ Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Credit Unions ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insurance Industry ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
UK ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
To the shock of corporate Britain the UK voted last week, by 52% to 48%, to leave the European Union. Within hours of the referendum result the British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he would be standing down...more
7/2/2016
/ Competition ,
EFTA ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
EU Single Market ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Free Movement ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Immigration Reform ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Labor Laws ,
One-Stop Shop ,
Referendums ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
WTO