Employers in England, Scotland and Wales are now required to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their employees in the course of their employment. New legislation, the Worker Protection (Amendment of...more
11/15/2024
/ Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equality Act ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
International Labor Laws ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Suppliers ,
UK ,
Vendors ,
Wage and Hour
One of the difficult realities of running a business is that companies occasionally find themselves needing to make reductions to their staff headcount, be it because of workplace shutdowns due to economic difficulties,...more
1/8/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Collective Redundancies Directive ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Germany ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Member State ,
Notification Requirements ,
Reduction of Force ,
Restructuring ,
Termination ,
Trade Unions ,
WARN Act ,
Worker Representation
The regulatory landscape for UK employers has evolved significantly over the second half of 2023. New legislation is in force or is due to come into force over the next 12 months, covering a variety of employment-related...more
12/19/2023
/ Bonuses ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Records ,
Diversity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equality Act ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
Holiday Pay ,
Holidays ,
Home Health Care ,
International Labor Laws ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
UK ,
UK ICO ,
Wage and Hour
The last few months have seen some important and significant developments in UK employment law. Amongst other things, we have seen new guidance published on ethnicity pay gap reporting, positive action, and employee rights to...more
With a potential recession looming and a growing number of companies announcing significant layoffs almost daily, employers are increasingly considering reductions in force (RIFs) to weather the financial uncertainty in the...more
2/14/2023
/ Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Disparate Impact ,
Documentation ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Layoffs ,
Privileged Communication ,
Reduction of Force ,
Risk Assessment ,
Separation Agreement ,
Severance Agreements ,
Wage and Hour ,
WARN Act
Mr D Thompson v Informatica Software Ltd-
In a recent appeal at the EAT an individual (the “appellant”), who had been a senior employee of the employer (ISL), was found to have been fairly dismissed for gross misconduct...more
11/11/2021
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Code of Conduct ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employee Training ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Gifts ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Officials ,
Termination ,
Tribunals ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act
One year ago, the UK Government announced that the changes to the off-payroll working rules (also known as IR35) (the “Rules”) would enter into force on 6 April 2021 rather than 6 April 2020, due to the impact of the COVID-19...more
Insolvency intersected with the UK government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic in an application to the High Court by the administrators of restaurant chain Carluccio’s. Considering the government’s Coronavirus Job...more
On 23 March 2020, Boris Johnson announced that the UK would effectively be going into “lockdown” for a period of at least three weeks, in order to tackle the spread of coronavirus. This means closing all non-essential shops...more
In the UK Government’s latest Budget, delivered on 11 March 2020, it was announced that the changes to the off-payroll working rules (also known as IR35) previously announced at Budget 2018 would apply to the private sector...more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has now declared the current outbreak of the new coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China as a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern.” As more countries...more