In this issue, we discuss the UK government’s various significant amendments to the Employment Rights Bill; a Court of Appeal ruling that highlights the challenges for employers in balancing competing beliefs in the...more
4/22/2025
/ Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Trade Unions ,
UK
On 10 October 2024, the UK government published its Employment Rights Bill. This bill includes many of the measures previously set out in the Labour Party’s “Plan to Make Work Pay” and the King’s Speech. See our July 2024 UK...more
10/15/2024
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Equity ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wrongful Termination
A new duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent the sexual harassment of their employees takes effect on 26 October 2024.
The Current Rules -
While an employer can be vicariously liable for harassment...more
As growth-stage fintechs manage a rapidly increasing workforce, they are faced with onboarding senior-level hires within the scope of a complex regulatory environment in the U.K. On our latest “Fintech Focus” podcast, host...more
In this issue we discuss the new Labour government’s proposals to strengthen protections for employees; an Employment Appeal Tribunal decision that affirmed that an employee’s waiver of future claims that were unknown at the...more
7/29/2024
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
International Labor Laws ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Waivers
In this issue, we discuss upcoming regulatory changes as well as recent court decisions with far-reaching implications, including case law on the need to replace share awards on a TUPE transfer and a UK Supreme Court ruling...more
2/7/2024
/ Compensation ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
EU ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
International Labor Laws ,
Maternity Leave ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paid Leave ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
UK Government Plans To Limit Duration of Non-Compete Restrictions in Employment Agreements to Three Months -
As part of efforts to increase the competitiveness of UK firms in global markets and promote their growth, the UK...more
7/13/2023
/ Employee Incentive Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
International Labor Laws ,
Mental Health ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Popular ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remuneration ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
UK
Governmental authorities in the U.K. and the U.S. want companies to align employment incentives with ethical conduct. In 2022, the U.K. government undertook a consultation on this topic and in May 2022 published a paper —...more
2/6/2023
/ Clawbacks ,
Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Governance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Ethics ,
Remuneration ,
Risk Management ,
SMCR ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes
In spite of the political turmoil in the UK in 2022, the government did pick up a number of legislative priorities after the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, we anticipate a number of developments in...more
1/10/2023
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
New Legislation ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Tips ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Work Schedules
This issue of the UK Employment Flash looks at the latest employment law developments and insights about employment law in the U.K., including an exploration of the potential relationship between artificial intelligence and...more
In this issue, we explore recent employment law developments, news and insights in the UK, including injunctive relief granted in USDAW v Tesco, practical solutions when a contract for services is split among new providers,...more
In this issue, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the U.K., including a Supreme Court decision on when pay offers to union members outside the collective bargaining process are unlawful,...more
In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments from the UK, including the law governing the return to the workplace and flexible working requests and a proposal to impose a duty on...more
9/24/2021
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Labor Laws ,
Public Consultations ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
The rapidly growing focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters that marked 2020 continued to shape events for companies operating or based in the U.K. and Europe in 2021. Discussions of ESG are occurring at...more
9/3/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Green Bonds ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK
In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including considerations for employers requiring staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the delayed rollout...more
2/22/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Compensation ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
International Tax Issues ,
National Insurance Contributions ,
Personal Services ,
Popular ,
UK
In a tumultuous year, one of the key clear messages to emerge from 2020 was that environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are here to stay. As mentioned in our 31 July 2020 article “ESG in 2020: A Half-Year...more
2/9/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Debt Market ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Green Bonds ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Remuneration ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability
In this issue, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including an HMRC bulletin confirming protections for participation in certain tax-advantaged share schemes amid the pandemic, a...more
11/20/2020
/ Collective Redundancies Directive ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Monitoring ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
HMRC ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Labor Laws ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Joint Statements ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Investors have historically overlooked social factors amid a focus on the environmental and governance counterparts as they assess the merit of an investment. This may have been due in part to the difficulty in quantifying...more
10/31/2020
/ Black Lives Matter ,
Board of Directors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Incentive Awards ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Investors ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Remuneration ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Supply Chain ,
UK ,
United States ,
Wage and Hour ,
Working Conditions ,
Workplace Safety
The persisting risk of COVID-19 means that, even as offices reopen, many white collar workers will, by choice or necessity, continue to work from the safety of the home for part or all of the working week. ...more
On 11 May 2020, the UK government published its COVID-19 Recovery Plan that sets out its proposal to exit the COVID-19 lockdown. Under the Recovery Plan, employees who can work from home should continue to do so, however...more
5/14/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Duty of Care ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Furloughs ,
Government Lockdown ,
Health and Safety ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Preexisting Conditions ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
Remote Working ,
Return-to-Work Agreements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Sick Employees ,
Social Distancing ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers ,
Workplace Decontamination ,
Workplace Safety
In this edition of our UK Employment Flash, we examine tribunal rulings on whether covert recordings constitute misconduct and whether ethical veganism is a "philosophical belief." We also look at guidance for U.K. employers...more
3/19/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gender Discrimination ,
International Labor Laws ,
IR35 ,
Secret Recordings ,
UK ,
Veganism
In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including the Court of Appeal's ruling regarding pay for fathers or other caregivers taking shared...more
8/13/2019
/ Appeals ,
Blue Pencil Contract Modification ,
British Airways ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Breach ,
Diversity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Regulations ,
Maternity Leave ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Parental Leave ,
Paternity Leave ,
UK ,
UK ICO ,
Wage and Hour ,
Working Time Regulations
In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including Brexit and its impact on workers' rights and data protection, new tax rules as they relate to...more
5/14/2019
/ Diversity ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Income Taxes ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Recruitment Policies ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
We are pleased to announce the launch of our UK Employment Flash, covering the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the U.K. Our inaugural issue includes commentary on the U.K. government's proposed...more
2/1/2019
/ Corporate Governance ,
Employment Policies ,
Employment Records ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Gig Economy ,
Good Work Plan ,
Human Trafficking ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Pension Schemes ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Remuneration ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retirement Funds ,
The Companies (Miscellaneous Reporting) Regulations 2018 ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK ICO ,
Withdrawal Agreement