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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Employment Flash - February 2024

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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – November 2023

In this month’s instalment, our team highlights key changes to employment laws and what they mean for employers. We also discuss the Supreme Court’s recent ruling holding that Deliveroo riders do not have an “employment...more

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UK: Non-visible Disabilities at Work: How to Take Action and Make an Impact

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Approximately 23% of the working-age population in the UK reported that they were disabled in January to March 2023 (so almost 1 in 4 working people), and it is estimated 70-80% of disabilities are non-visible. With this...more

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UK: New Bill Could Mean Employers Are Liable for Third-Party Harassment

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The UK Government is supporting the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill to significantly expand employers’ liability for harassment in the workplace....more

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UK Employment Appeal Tribunal: ‘Gender-critical’ Beliefs Are Protected Philosophical Beliefs

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The UK’s Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found on 10 June 2021 in Maya Forstater v CGD Europe and others that gender-critical beliefs—including believing that one’s biological sex is immutable and not to be conflated with...more

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Employment News: harassment, COVID-19

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Timed out – reasonable steps defence fails because training stable - An employer can defend a discrimination claim under the Equality Act if it has taken all reasonable steps to prevent employees from committing acts of...more

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UK Employment Appeal Tribunal Ruling a Warning to Employers to Revisit Equality Training

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With growing reports of an increase in online harassment during government-imposed pandemic lockdowns, a recent UK Employment Appeal Tribunal case alerts employers to their obligations with respect to tackling bullying,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - February 2020

This edition of Employment Flash looks at recent NLRB activity, including its decision (overruling an Obama-era decision) regarding confidentiality rules for employees during ongoing workplace investigations. We also discuss...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

[Podcast]: U.K. Law for U.S. Employers

In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, New York partner Howard Robbins and London partner Dan Ornstein discuss how U.K. laws affect U.S. employers. As if dealing with U.S. employment laws are not difficult enough,...more

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Employment News: IR35, harassment, privilege, Labour employment priorities

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No harassment as conduct not related to sex - The EAT decision in Raj v Capita Business Services Ltd is a reminder that behaviour, even if it is unwanted and creates a hostile or intimidating work environment, is only...more

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Employment news - October 2018

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Weekly newsletter on employment matters. In this weeks issue: - Testing the limits – no sexual orientation discrimination in "gay cake" case - No work, no holiday – holiday did not accrue during parental leave ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - September 2017

This edition examines recent labor and employment developments at the U.S. federal, state and local levels, including a Texas district court ruling invalidating the Department of Labor's overtime rule; a New York appellate...more

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Bullying in the workplace in France, Germany, Russia, the UK and the USA

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There are important differences between the approaches that different countries take to address the issue of workplace bullying. This OnPoint provides an overview of the approaches taken in France, Germany, Russia, the UK and...more

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