Almost immediately after taking the presidential oath of office, President Trump sprang into action, signing multiple executive orders that address diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and policies. This included...more
2/4/2025
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Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Discrimination ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Labor Relations ,
Pay Transparency ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
Striking Workers Are Protected from Suffering Detriment -
Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency -
On November 18, 2021, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) confirmed that workers who take part in...more
1/19/2022
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Collective Bargaining ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infectious Diseases ,
New Regulations ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Remote Working ,
Right to Strike ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
As the summer draws to an end, the end of the UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (a.k.a. the “furlough scheme”) is also in sight. Since 10 June 2020, the scheme has been closed to new entrants, and it is currently due to...more
When can employers in the United Kingdom be held responsible for their employees’ actions? This article answers that question with help from a recent high-profile case and applies the lessons learned to manage the potential...more
Leaked Legal Advice Protected Under Privilege, Court of Appeal Holds -
Precedential Decision by Judiciary or Regulatory Agency -
On October 22, 2019, the UK Court of Appeal held that a leaked email, in which in-house...more
1/22/2020
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Discriminatory Intent ,
Dismissals ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Freedom of Religion ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Legal Advice Privilege ,
LGBTQ ,
Third-Party ,
Transgender ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal
European companies are navigating a variety of social and equality-related issues impacting their workplaces and, according to Littler’s second annual European Employer Survey, are increasingly channeling their concerns into...more
11/18/2019
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Diversity ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
EU ,
European Work Council ,
France ,
Free Movement ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Global Workforce ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Immigration Reform ,
International Labor Laws ,
Ireland ,
Medical Leave ,
Mental Health ,
Pay Gap ,
Robotics ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Surveys ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
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
In early April the deadline passed for large UK employers to report on their gender pay gap (GPG). This is the first chance we have had to compare employers’ pay gap figures with previous years, putting new pressure on...more
5/2/2019
/ Corporate Culture ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Pay ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
Gender Equity ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
International Labor Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
The UK Court of Appeal ruled on January 31, 2019, that shop floor staff working for national supermarket chain could compare their pay and terms to distribution center workers. Over 7,000 mostly female shop floor staff have...more
4/15/2019
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Criminal Background Checks ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
European Convention on Human Rights ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour