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U.K. General Election 2024: Labour and Employment Law Proposals

If the opinion polls are to be believed, on 5 July 2024 the United Kingdom will have a new Prime Minister from the left-leaning Labour party following a landslide victory. A central Labour party pledge is its “Plan to Make...more

U.K. Information Commissioner Issues New Guidance on the Use of Biometrics in the ‎Workplace

On February 23, 2024, the Office of the Information Commissioner (“ICO”), the U.K.’s data privacy regulator, issued new guidance for employers about the use of biometrics in the workplace. Along with this new guidance, the...more

U.S.-U.K. Data Transfer Developments

The U.K. Data Bridge extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”) was formally green-lighted by the U.K. Government on 12 October 2023....more

New Mechanism for Cross-Border Data Transfer: The EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework

On June 10, 2023 the European Commission (the “Commission”) issued an adequacy decision on the new EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the “DPF”). The decision restored free transfer of data between the EU and U.S. after three...more

Lessons From the GDPR on the Sunset of the CCPA’s Personnel and B2B ‎Exemptions

As of January 1, 2023, the personal information of personnel (including job applicants, employees, officers, directors and contractors), and of business to business contacts, is subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

ESG – Workplace Developments in the UK

ESG or Environmental, Social, and Governance aspects of the workplace have become an increasingly hot topic over the last few years in many UK workplaces. Driven by a combination of a tight labour market, heightened...more

UK Non-Compete Changes

Hot on the heels of the US Federal Trade Commission's proposed ban on non-compete covenants, the UK Government announced similar plans to implement legislation to limit non-compete covenants in employment contracts to a...more

UK Online Safety Bill

The UK Online Safety Bill (OSB) is still before Parliament, but if passed, it would implement a transformative change to the legal responsibilities and accountability of online providers of user-generated content and search...more

A Review of Planned Changes in UK Employment Law

After six years of the UK political agenda being dominated by Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and significant political upheaval, the UK has returned to more normality and, with that, some significant expected employment law...more

UK Independent Contractor Misclassification Issues

While misclassification is a well-known employer liability issue in the US in the context of wage and hour claims, the complexity of the UK legal framework concerning employment status is also worth exploring to understand...more

UK Mini-Budget 2022 – Summary of ‎Implications for Employers

On Friday 23 September 2022, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, set out a number of tax and regulatory changes that will affect UK employers in an effort to boost economic growth. Below we set out a summary of the key changes for...more

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