Was 2024 a great year for the UK economy? No. Do UK businesses at least now have greater clarity regarding the details of the upcoming changes in employment law? Also no....more
12/13/2024
/ Discrimination ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Harassment ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
UK ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Wage and Hour
Like a classic Shakespearean drama, the IR35 story is both long and complicated. Act III is due to start, again, on 6 April 2021. Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more....more
The spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe remains a significant concern in the workplace. Employers are confronting difficult questions regarding how to handle safety and health rules, travel...more
3/11/2020
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Best Practices ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crisis Management ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
Health and Safety ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Ireland ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Public Health ,
Risk Management ,
Self-Reporting ,
Sick Leave ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Traveling Employee ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) provided useful clarity on when an act by an employee is done “in the course of employment” making the employer liable. The claimant had seen a colleague’s social media post featuring a...more
10/16/2019
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Holiday Pay ,
International Labor Laws ,
Offensive Language ,
Post-Termination Acts ,
Social Media ,
Social Media Policy ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Wage and Hour
A bill is making its way through the Oireachtas (the Irish parliament) that would bring shared parental leave to the Republic of Ireland. The Shared Maternity Leave and Benefit Bill would allow parents to split the first 26...more
The short answer is no, but the catchy title – and recent judgments against European employers – merit a closer look at this topical issue....more
The Irish parliament (the Oireachtas) recently passed a bill to bring gender pay gap reporting to Ireland. The Gender Pay Gap Information Bill 2017, if signed into law as expected, would operate along broadly similar lines to...more
9/20/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Ireland ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Pending Legislation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Wage and Hour
We have all been there. Late in the evening, on the phone to your partner or family, trying to explain why you must stay late at work despite no one actually asking you to do so. It can be frustrating and tiresome, but for...more