The Employment Rights Bill, published on October 10, 2024, has been making its way through Parliament and is currently going through the Commons Committee Stage, where a detailed examination of its provisions has been taking...more
12/18/2024
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Tribunals ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Reform ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Statute of Limitations ,
UK
We previously wrote about the Platform Workers Directive which was adopted by the European Parliament in April this year. The Directive came into force as of December 1, 2024....more
The controversial practice of “firing and rehiring” – dismissing employees and offering to re-engage them on new terms and conditions, typically to push through a negative change to which the employee has refused to agree –...more
The new tax year is swiftly approaching, along with new statutory rates, limits and changes to employment law in England and Wales that HR practitioners should be aware of....more
4/8/2024
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Wage ,
Pay Gap ,
Pensions ,
Sick Pay ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Under the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (known as the Closing Loopholes Act), as of January 1, 2025, intentional underpayment of employees’ wages and certain benefits will be a criminal offense, with a maximum of 10 years’...more
We previously wrote about the flurry of new employment law bills introduced to UK Parliament this year. Two of those employment law bills have now become law – 1) the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023 and 2)...more
10/30/2023
/ Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
New Legislation ,
Pensions ,
Retirement Plan ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
On July 20, 2023, UK’s Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill 2023 received Royal Assent and is currently expected to come into force in Summer 2024, though a precise date has not yet been confirmed by the government....more
In this article, we share a round-up of the key developments from a regulatory perspective for HR Professionals in UK financial services firms. This covers expected changes to the SMCR regime, regulatory remuneration...more