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
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
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