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 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 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
1/9/2019
/ Deductions ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Gig Economy ,
Holiday Pay ,
Independent Contractors ,
International Labor Laws ,
Minimum Wage ,
Penalties ,
Tips ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
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
To the surprise of many and the dismay of more than sixteen million United Kingdom voters, the previously unthinkable has occurred, the UK has voted to leave the European Union. In a tightly contested referendum, voters have...more
So, the UK has voted to leave the EU. Everyone has their own opinion and we’ve all seen the news reports and various viewpoints but what does this result mean for you in practical terms and where do we go from here? Orrick’s...more
So, the UK has voted to leave the EU. Everyone has their own opinion and we've all seen the news reports and various viewpoints but what does this result mean for you in practical terms and where do we go from here? Here's...more
6/28/2016
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Customs ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Insolvency ,
Member State ,
Merger Agreements ,
Popular ,
Real Estate Market ,
Referendums ,
Restructuring ,
Tax Rates ,
Technology Sector ,
Travel Restrictions ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
UK Data Protection Act ,
Young Lawyers
We set out below our best guess on where this leaves employees, management and HR in the UK.
Firstly as we have all heard repeatedly today, nothing is going to change immediately and that is the same for employment law. ...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
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
Following months of waiting the UK Government has finally published its draft regulations on the new “gender pay gap reporting” requirements in the UK. On publication of the draft regulations, the UK Government has asked one...more
A belated happy new year to you all! To celebrate the beginning of 2016 we're cantering through some key employment law news stories from the past few months below. As always, please do get in touch with a member of the team...more
Relevant firms in the UK have until March 7, 2016 to appoint a “whistleblowers’ champion,” who then has until September 7, 2016 to oversee their firm’s readiness for the new whistleblowing regime. The new whistleblowing...more
You know how you wait for ages for a bus to come (well, we do in Europe) and then three come along at once? Well it’s a little like that in the data privacy arena right now, as far as transfer of international personal data...more
In the recent case of Ramphal v. Department of Transport (DoT) the tricky question of where HR should draw the line in a disciplinary matter between guiding the decision-maker on the right decision, and making that decision...more
The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has ruled that, in certain circumstances, when a subsidiary company is wound up, its employees will transfer automatically to its holding company.
What happened?
In 1993, Air...more
10/9/2015
/ Acquired Rights Directive ,
Aviation Industry ,
Collective Redundancies Directive ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Holding Companies ,
Reorganizations ,
Trade Unions ,
TUPE ,
Union Elections ,
Wind-Up Process
The Government is in the process of rolling out a new occupational health (OH) assessment service which should be in place nationwide by the end of the year. This new service has come about as a response to an independent...more
We have had lots of news for you this past year on holiday pay and how to calculate it, following various mind bending judgments on the topic. The good news is that finally we have a judgment that gives us some clarity in one...more
The Conservative Government has settled in and turned its attention to the world of employment law. We update you below on five of its key moves.
1. Gender Pay Gap Reporting - The Government will enact legislation...more
Imagine that you have a senior employee who you have decided (for whatever reason) that you do not want anymore but you do not want to pay out his 12-month notice period. As an ingenious attempt to get around that, you...more
Say what you will about employment law in the UK but it is never boring. Imagine that you have a senior employee who you have decided (for whatever reason) that you do not want anymore but you do not want to pay out his 12...more