U.K. institutional investor bodies, including the Investment Association (IA), Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) and Glass, Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis) recently published...more
1/27/2023
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Management ,
Employee Incentive Plans ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Compensation ,
Glass Lewis ,
Guidance Update ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Pensions ,
Remuneration ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Shareholders ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
The Investment Association (IA) (Remuneration Principles), along with Glass Lewis (2022 Policy Guidelines) and the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) (2022 Benchmark Policies) have published updated guidance for the...more
In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments from the UK, including the law governing the return to the workplace and flexible working requests and a proposal to impose a duty on...more
9/24/2021
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Labor Laws ,
Public Consultations ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Standard Contractual Clauses ,
UK ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including considerations for employers requiring staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the delayed rollout...more
2/22/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Executive Compensation ,
HMRC ,
Income Taxes ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
International Tax Issues ,
National Insurance Contributions ,
Personal Services ,
Popular ,
UK
In this issue, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including an HMRC bulletin confirming protections for participation in certain tax-advantaged share schemes amid the pandemic, a...more
11/20/2020
/ Collective Redundancies Directive ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Monitoring ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
HMRC ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
International Labor Laws ,
Job Retention Schemes ,
Joint Statements ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
Investors have historically overlooked social factors amid a focus on the environmental and governance counterparts as they assess the merit of an investment. This may have been due in part to the difficulty in quantifying...more
10/31/2020
/ Black Lives Matter ,
Board of Directors ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Executive Compensation ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Incentive Awards ,
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ,
Investors ,
Modern Slavery Act ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Remuneration ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Supply Chain ,
UK ,
United States ,
Wage and Hour ,
Working Conditions ,
Workplace Safety