In recent years, it has become the norm for the IRS to respond to a federally declared disaster by issuing guidance enabling employers to establish “Leave Donation Programs,” which allow employees to “convert” accrued...more
From 2021, visitors to the European Union (EU) who do not require a visa will have to apply for authorisation through the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). This new pre-travel screening system will...more
Raising Rates: U.K. Employment Tribunal Compensation Limits and National Minimum Wage 2019 -
The annual increases in compensation in the Employment Tribunals will take effect on 6 April 2019....more
If Accrued Holidays Are Not Used, Will They Be Lost?
In the cases of Kreuziger v Berlin (C-619/16) EU:C:2018:872 and Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Wissenschaften eV v Shimizu (C-684/16) EU:C:2018:874, the...more
The U.K. government has published its Good Work Plan. The report’s proposals seek to implement most of the recommendations in the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, which we reported in 2017 and 2018. The government...more
Was an Employer Liable for an Assault Committed by one of its Employees on Another?
In Bellman v Northampton Recruitment Limited [2018] EWCA Civ 2214, the Court of Appeal considered whether an employer was liable for an...more
Collective Redundancies: What Is an “Undertaking Controlling the Employer?”
In Bichat v Aviation Passage Service Berlin GmbH & Co KG [2018] C-6117, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) considered the meaning of an...more
Did a Temporary Break in Activities Prevent the Transfer of an Undertaking?
In Colino Sigüenza v Ayuntamiento de Valladolid (C-472/16), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) considered whether a five-month break in...more
A Year on: The Continued Rise of Employment Tribunal Claims -
The U.K.’s Ministry of Justice has published its quarterly Employment Tribunal statistics for April to June 2018. These quarterly statistics are of particular...more