New Labour Government’s proposed changes to employment law in the UK -
Following the general election, with the Labour Party now in power, significant changes to employment law are expected. The Government’s first step has...more
New right to take carer’s leave -
The Carer's Leave Act 2023 and The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 give employees in the UK a new right to take “carer’s leave” with effect from 6 April 2024. An employee who has a...more
4/3/2024
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Paternity Leave ,
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Welcome to the seventh edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative....more
Government scales back the proposed revocation of EU law bill and announces changes to the Working Time Regulations, TUPE and non-compete clauses -
In previous editions of the Edit we reported on the proposals in The...more
5/26/2023
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Welcome to the fifth edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative...more
3/2/2023
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
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Pay Rates ,
Pregnancy ,
Rehiring Issues ,
Settlement ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Termination ,
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Welcome to the third edition of The Employment Edit – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and informative....more
In Martin v London Borough of Southwark, a teacher had raised a number of concerns with his employer that he and other teachers were working excessive hours. He brought a whistleblowing claim arguing that he had suffered a...more
Dechert's London Employment Team is pleased to present The Employment Edit, Autumn 2021 – a summary of the most important recent cases and news affecting employers in the UK. We hope you find this newsletter helpful and...more
In this OnPoint we report on how employers can manage and support employees experiencing domestic abuse. Introduction - Domestic abuse is an issue that has become more prevalent due to the COVID-19 pandemic, not least as...more
Following the recent announcement of the new national lockdown and the closure of schools, there will be many employees who are, again, struggling to juggle the demands of work and home schooling their children. ...more
In this OnPoint, we report on the Government’s further guidance on workers’ entitlements to holiday leave and holiday pay during the COVID-19 pandemic....more
At the end of January 2020, the Government raised the UK risk level in respect of the current outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) from low to moderate. Since then the Government has escalated planning and preparation in case...more
3/10/2020
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Whether employers can lawfully – or indeed should – equalise the Shared Parental Pay which they offer with the enhanced maternity pay which they provide – is proving not to be a straightforward issue as a recent Employment...more