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In recent years, competition authorities around the world have increasingly focused on labour markets. Following recent enforcement activity in the US, the EU and France (as well as in the UK), the CMA has further signalled...more
On 9 September 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published new guidance on how competition law applies to recruitment and HR processes, “Competing for Talent” (the Guidance). The Guidance targets HR...more
Historically, employers’ workforce arrangements have not been an area of focus of antitrust authorities. However, in recent years, there has been a marked shift to bring certain types of employer behaviour front and centre...more
Whilst not traditionally a focus of the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), the UK’s labour markets now form one of the CMA’s strategic priorities, as outlined in its 2023 to 2024 Annual Plan....more
The focus on using the antitrust laws to target labor markets has been gaining momentum for years, but the close of 2021 saw the trend hit overdrive with antitrust attacks on perceived harm to workers coming from all corners...more