(Podcast) California Employment News: Best Practices for Office Holiday Celebrations (Archive)
California Employment News: Best Practices for Office Holiday Celebrations (Archive)
Juneteenth and Legal: A Legacy, Celebration, and Future
The Line Between Gift Giving and Bribery
On Juneteenth: A Discussion with McGlinchey’s African American Affinity Group [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 41]
The Holiday Workplace During COVID-19 with Sarah Mitchell Montgomery and Brad Nitschke
II-36- Holiday Party Tips, the 2018/2019 Federal Regulatory Agenda, and Noteworthy Cases On Suing and Being Sued
I-20 - Special Holiday Party Episode
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
There have been significant recent developments to the rules on annual leave, with a decision from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom followed by the publication of the draft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and...more
With the ubiquitous “Black Friday”—and now “Black Week”—having taken hold in the European Union and the United Kingdom, consumers will currently be inundated with offers and shopping around for the best deal. Retailers should...more
There has been much case law in relation to the underpayment of holiday pay in the context of overtime and commission. That case law has reinforced the position that although claims must be issued within 3 months of an...more
In this BCLP Insight, Thomas Haller considers whether the Coronation may entitle contractors to an extension of time under the JCT form of contract. This year, there is an extra bank holiday on Monday 8th May 2023 to...more
The UK’s Supreme Court has confirmed that “part year” workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks’ holiday. Their holiday entitlement should not be pro-rated to reflect their actual hours of work, even though this means that they get...more
As we enter the second holiday season of the pandemic, restaurants, stores, and hotels have had to rethink consumer health and safety, innovating to attract and retain customers. But they also have been forced to rethink...more
With the UK preparing for its first post-Brexit Christmas, COVID-19 flaring up in Central Europe, and demand for products dramatically changed around the world, supply chain issues threatened to spoil holiday plans. Last...more
At the beginning of another year impacted by COVID-19, many employers have found themselves with employees having large amounts of outstanding annual leave carried over from 2020. Stuck in lockdown once again, employees are...more
The short answer is that a lot has changed since March. Employers and HR professionals have had to grapple with perhaps the most sudden and unexpected changes to employment law seen for many years. Furlough, working from...more
Since 26 July and 31 July 2020, travellers returning to the UK from Spain (including the Canary and Balearic Islands) and Luxembourg respectively have been required to quarantine for 14 days. If cases of Covid-19 spike across...more
On 10 July, the CMA announced that it was investigating suspected breaches of consumer protection law in the package holiday sector. The investigation was launched on the back of work carried out by the CMA’s COVID-19...more
The development by HMRC of its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“the Scheme”), now extended in its operation until the end of June 2020, has involved numerous iterations of its guidance for employers and employees, the...more
Introduction On the evening of Thursday 9 April 2020, the UK Government confirmed – by of an updated version of its guidance to employers and employees – further detail about the operation of its Coronavirus Job Retention...more
It’s nearly Easter weekend, although we’re sure that has passed many by given the groundhog nature of life at the moment. However, bank holidays are scheduled on 10 and 13 April 2020 (and there are a couple more in May...more
Companies and their workforces are in unprecedented circumstances, with COVID-19 changing situations and advice on a frequent basis. In this alert, we have set out below the key issues faced by employers across the UK and...more
It's not what you know – dismissal for whistleblowing despite dismissing manager's belief - In Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti the Supreme Court has reinstated a decision that an employee was dismissed because she had blown...more
The merger craze keeps on keeping on, with news that Ebay’s selling secondary ticket marketplace StubHub to Viagogo, a smaller rival with a strong presence in Europe helmed by StubHub’s co-founder Eric Baker, for more than $4...more
United States Department of Labor Moves Hint at Policy Changes, but Employers Await Clarity - Presidential administration transitions almost always result in policy and enforcement initiative changes at the U.S. Department...more
While many US employers struggle to make sense of the patchwork of state and local sick leave laws, European Union (EU) employers face a different set of challenges involving mandatory vacation entitlements. In the EU, the...more
On 10 May 2017, two years after launching its e-commerce sector inquiry on 6 May 2015, the European Commission published its final report (Final Report) on the inquiry. The inquiry was opened in the framework of the...more
The holiday retail season is an ideal time to check that forced labor and bribery—two top and interconnected supply-chain threats—do not undermine the success of your critical sales period. Not long ago, many in the...more
In the latest in a long-running series of cases on holiday pay, the Employment Tribunal has handed down its first judgment in Lock v British Gas Trading Limited....more
We’ve received a number of requests in the past 12 months to include an unlimited holiday clause in standard employment contracts. It’s a Silicon Valley trend edging its way into the UK employment landscape via tech...more