During a turbulent month of mini-budgets and U-turns, there were also a number of important decisions handed down by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (the “EAT”). In our October update, we outline the EAT’s determination of...more
In a new series of monthly updates, members of our London Employment team bring you the latest decisions and developments in UK employment law. In this month's update, we outline the new guidance issued by Acas regarding...more
When setting up and growing your company, one of the first priorities will be hiring your first employees and building your core team – a requisite for long-term strategic growth. In the second instalment of Orrick's Founder...more
The annual updates to the limits applying to certain awards made by the employment tribunals have been announced. The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2022 (SI 2022/182) was laid before Parliament on 25 February...more
This updated overview provides multinational employers practical advice to develop their coronavirus response strategy on an international level and to ensure a safe working environment for their employees under local...more
This overview provides multinational employers practical advice to develop their coronavirus response strategy on an international level and to ensure a safe working environment for their employees under local employment and...more
On 17 December 2018, the UK government released the “Good Work Plan,” which sets out its vision for the future of the UK labour market....more
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Today's the day.
Today is the deadline for all employers with over 250 employees to publish gender pay gap information on the government website and on their own website. ...more
Some seven months after the publication of Matthew Taylor’s independent ‘Review of Modern Working Practices’, the UK Government has finally issued its response to the Taylor proposals: the “Good Work” response (the...more
In February this year, draft gender pay gap reporting regulations were published and we were all invited to comment. There then followed an extended period of being 'on hold' listening to elevator music, while we waited for...more
In the heady days of the Coalition Government, gender pay gap reporting started to get some traction on the political agenda. This led to the 2011 initiative ‘Think, Act, Report’ which encouraged employers to voluntarily...more
The key ideas that make up the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill 2014-15 (the "SBEEB") were announced with great fanfare in the Queen's speech in June 2014. Problems with enforcing tribunal awards? We'll fix...more
1. Are interns employees?
This is an important question with a big impact on the individual concerned and what remuneration and rights they are entitled to. And the answer is…it depends. The main determining factor is...more
In July last year, fees were introduced for employees to bring claims and the Ministry of Justice has just published Tribunal statistics for October to December 2013 (the first full quarter since the introduction of the fees)...more