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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Compensation ,
Dependent Care ,
Employment Policies ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equality Act ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Long-Term Care ,
Maternity Leave ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Paternity Leave ,
UK
At Dechert, we have been closely monitoring legal developments with respect to the use of non-competes and other restrictive covenants and have observed a growing trend in the United States, the United Kingdom and France...more
3/5/2024
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DE Supreme Court ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforceability ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
Jurisdiction ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pre-Employment Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Statute of Limitations ,
UK
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
In a welcome decision for employers, in Steel v Spencer Road LLP the High Court has upheld as enforceable a clause requiring an employee to repay a significant bonus following his resignation.
A clause in Mr Steel’s...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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Criminal Convictions ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Disability Discrimination ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Maternity Leave ,
Mental Health ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Termination ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Working Time Regulations
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
/ Disability Discrimination ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Rights ,
EU ,
Filing Grievances ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Pay Rates ,
Pregnancy ,
Rehiring Issues ,
Settlement ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Termination ,
UK
Welcome to the fourth 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. In this edition we look at:...more
10/20/2022
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Disclosure Requirements ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employment Contract ,
Equality Act ,
EU ,
Grievance Process ,
Gross Misconduct ,
Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Injunctions ,
Investigations ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Suspensions ,
Termination ,
Terms and Conditions ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Whistleblowers
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 a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision which demonstrates why conducting regular, and good quality, diversity and equality training is vital. Introduction - When an employee commits an act...more
One of the most effective ways to incentivise staff, in particular senior employees, is to offer them the opportunity to purchase stock or shares in a group company. U.S. companies often operate stock and other incentive...more
Following the successful run of the government-backed Future Fund, the British Business Bank has announced that it is set to launch a further fund for development, Future Fund: Breakthrough. This scheme is set to provide up...more
Introduction - In this OnPoint we report on a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision which provides a useful reminder of the need for employers to consider mitigation of loss at an early stage when preparing for...more
Recent notable industry transactions. Royal Philips announced that it has agreed to acquire Capsule Technologies, Inc., a provider of medical device integration and data technologies for hospitals and healthcare...more
MHRA updates post-transition guidance Since 31 December 2020, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has been updating various aspects of the regulatory regime for medicines and medical devices...more
In keeping with its tradition of issuing updates to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”) on Fridays, the guidance issued earlier this week on the extended CJRS has been amended this evening in relation to the...more
The Government announced shortly after midday Thursday that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) is now extended until 31 March 2021....more
In another step designed to relieve burdens on business during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, it was announced last week that enforcement of the obligation on UK employers of the requisite size to file gender pay gap...more
As many employers and their staff become more settled into drastically increased levels of home working during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, thought needs to be given on an ongoing basis to ensuring that homeworking is...more
On Friday 20 March 2020, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced in broad outline the UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. As he described the scheme in his statement...more
As home working seems likely to become more prevalent for many workers as employers adjust their arrangements to deal with COVID-19, Dechert’s London employment team has produced this brief reminder of the key practical and...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
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Leave ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Sick Pay ,
Traveling Employee ,
UK ,
Workplace Safety
Various changes to employment law are coming into force over the next few months which should prompt employers to consider reviewing and, where necessary, updating their employment documentation and/or processes. Five...more
2/14/2020
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Bereavement Leave ,
Compliance ,
Consultants ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Holiday Pay ,
International Labor Laws ,
IR35 ,
Parental Leave ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Risk Assessment ,
Self Employed ,
UK ,
Written Agreements