The UK Supreme Court on July 3 issued its judgment in Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd, reversing the decision of the Court of Appeal and permitting the severance of a noncompete covenant, which prevented an employee from acquiring...more
The UK Court of Appeal (the CoA) issued its judgment on 13 June in the case of Kostal UK Ltd v Dale Dunkley and Others, which called into question the scope of S.145B of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Consolidation Act...more
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recently published its final guidance on statements of responsibilities, responsibilities maps, and its policy statement on the new FCA directory for financial services workers, ahead...more
The UK’s Government Equalities Office (GEO) published two sets of guidance on 8 February to help employers understand, address, and close their gender pay gap (GPG)....more
With an eye toward addressing the many complex issues inherent in the preparation and consideration of regulatory references, the UK Banking Standards Board has prepared draft guidance for firms that focuses on three...more
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has provided more comprehensive guidance for employers giving employment references in the United Kingdom. Regulated firms are also subject to additional regulatory reference...more
Firms should establish implementation teams, create project plans, design procedures, and take several other measures to prepare for the new rules.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published three more...more
In the United Kingdom, gender diversity and equal pay have been hitting the headlines. Halfway through the UK's first gender pay reporting year and with less than six months to go until the deadline for publication of...more
The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017 came into force on 6 April 2017, which require private businesses with at least 250 employees in the United Kingdom on the “snapshot date” of 5 April 2017 to...more
After a lengthy period of consultation, on 7 December 2016, the UK government published the revised draft Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017....more
The new law gives UK intelligence and law enforcement bodies sweeping surveillance powers.
The IPA was introduced in response to recommendations that David Anderson QC made, in his capacity as the Independent Reviewer of...more
Following the United Kingdom’s nonbinding vote to leave the European Union (“Brexit”), what do businesses need to consider for data privacy compliance?...more
The potential that Britain will exit the European Union (“Brexit”) after an upcoming referendum on June 23 raises issues for employers.
The EU is a major source of current UK employment law. The laws relating to...more
As the June 23 referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union looms, the potential that Britain will exit the European Union (“Brexit”) raises data privacy issues....more
The proposed regulations will require businesses to calculate their gender pay gap starting April 2017 and publish the details by April 2018.
On 12 February, the UK government published draft regulations that set out the...more
On 7 March 2016, two new regulatory regimes governing the accountability of senior managers will take effect—the Senior Managers and Certification Regime will cover the banking sector, and the Senior Insurance Managers Regime...more
The UK’s Modern Slavery Act is an effort by the government to end all forms of labour exploitation.
The UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 aims to prevent all forms of labour exploitation and increase transparency of labour...more
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UK regulators extend the new regulatory framework that governs individual accountability to banking and insurance.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published their...more
Court clarifies the threshold for triggering collective consultation obligations.
On 30 April, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its decision on whether the UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) was right to...more
The changes affect the areas of antenatal appointments, equal pay audits, national minimum wage, Reserve Forces membership, whistleblowing, and shared parental leave....more
UK employers have four months to prepare for the Shared Parental Leave Regulations coming into force.
The UK’s Shared Parental Leave Regulations 2014 (the Regulations) are due to take effect on 1 December 2014. Shared...more
UK employers need to be aware of several key dates for the act’s proposed changes.
On 13 March, the Children and Families Act 2014 received Royal Assent. This act will bring a number of changes for employers and...more
The statistics show a huge fall in the number of claims, which may be due to the introduction of tribunal fees....more
The Welfare Benefits Up-rating Order 2014 (SI 2014/147) has now been published, detailing changes that come into force from 6 April 2014....more
New TUPE Regulations come into force on 31 January, with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills issuing updated accompanying guidance.
On 31 January 2014, the regulations that will amend the UK’s Transfer...more