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UK employment developments July 2025

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As we move into the second half of 2025, several important developments are emerging that HR, legal and compliance teams should have on their radar. Employment Rights Bill: strategic planning starts now - The Employment...more

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Curiosity may kill the cat, but is indispensable for workplace health and safety

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“Curiosity killed the cat” is a proverb “used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation” (Wikipedia) or is an idiom “said to warn someone not to ask too many questions about something” (Cambridge...more

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Pensions in dispute - March 2025

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Welcome to our quarterly pensions litigation briefing, designed to help pensions managers identify key risks in scheme administration, and trustees update their knowledge and understanding. This briefing highlights recent...more

McDermott Will & Emery

EuGH zur Zukunft der (Datenschutz-)Betriebsvereinbarungen: Was ändert sich?

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Der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) hat festgestellt, dass Kollektivvereinbarungen (wie bspw. Betriebsvereinbarungen) nur dann eine rechtliche Grundlage für die Verarbeitung von Beschäftigtendaten darstellen können, wenn sie...more

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EU KI-Verordnung: Wenn die KI-Kompetenz zur Pflicht wird.

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Für viele gehören KI-Tools wie Copilot und ChatGPT bereits heute zum Alltag. Die EU KI-Verordnung (KIVO) wird gerade deshalb erhebliche Auswirkungen auf viele Unternehmen haben, insbesondere im Beschäftigungskontext. Diese...more

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Reflections on the Positive Duty to Prevent Sexual Harassment two years on

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In light of recent legislative changes in the United Kingdom, from 26 October 2024, UK employers have a new duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of workers in the course of their employment....more

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Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: A Cultural Shift or Business as Usual?

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Sexual harassment in the workplace is a pervasive issue with serious consequences for both employees and employers. According to a 2023 Trade Union Congress poll, 60% of women reported experiencing sexual harassment,...more

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What happens when an employee transfers data without permission?

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For most employees, it is relatively easy to send information from the employer’s network to a private digital environment, such as personal e-mail or cloud storage....more

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Will Australians connect with the right to disconnect?

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The right to disconnect has been in the media a lot. But if we look behind the headlines, what impact is it actually going to have? ...more

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Navigating employee relations: The advisor’s role (Part 1)

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In recent months, I’ve spoken to many HR professionals about employee relations (ER). The challenging nature of the role for those in ER was a common theme. The role of ER has never been more valuable to Australian employers,...more

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European Parliament Adopts the World’s First Comprehensive AI Law

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On March 13, 2024, the European Parliament approved the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (the “AI Act”) by a sweeping majority. The AI Act will be the world’s first comprehensive set of rules for artificial intelligence....more

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Enforcing a positive duty to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace

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A new law relating to sexual harassment in the UK is due to come into force on 26 October 2024 which places a legal obligation on all employers to take proactive measures to prevent sexual harassment from occurring in the...more

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New Global Workplace

The pandemic has changed the way the world works. Employers are dealing with demands from employees who want the workplace to work for them. Shook Employment Litigation and Policy Chair Bill Martucci discusses with colleagues...more

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Fighting sex discrimination: actions for employers

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Australian employers should act now to ensure compliance with their positive duty to fight sex discrimination at work....more

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Ethics, Risk and Compliance Roles in the U.K. – Part 1

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We were delighted to interview Kevin Parle – Fellow of the International Compliance Association (ICA) and Deputy Chair of the Data Protection Forum – for insights and observations of whistleblowing roles within U.K....more

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Expanded Japanese Whistleblowing Rules Reach Small & Medium Business

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Expanded Japanese whistleblowing rules are among the latest to come into effect as part of a broad trend of increasing regulatory requirements for incident reporting across the globe. Previously in effect for large...more

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Canada: Toronto Employers Required to Take Additional Measures to Minimize Spread of COVID-19 in Workplaces

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On January 4, 2021, Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health issued Toronto Public Health Instructions for Workplaces (Instructions), addressed to “All Employers and Persons Responsible for a Business or Organization in the City...more

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Ontario, Canada: Employers Must Screen Workers and Essential Visitors for COVID-19

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In response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases in Ontario, the province has imposed health screening obligations on employers. On September 25, 2020, the province’s government filed Regulation 530/20, which was made...more

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International Remote Working: What Employers Need to Know Before Saying “Yes”

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Because of the prolonged COVID-related travel restrictions, an increasing number of employers are receiving requests from their employees to work remotely, sometimes from another state or even another country. It is not just...more

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What UK Employers Should Know About the Wuhan Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

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The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Public Health England (PHE), have published guidance about the Wuhan novel coronavirus to the public in the UK and to UK travellers.The Foreign and Commonwealth office is...more

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[Webinar] Employees vs. Independent Contractors: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Mexico & U.S.A - June 25th, 11:00 am ET and...

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In this webinar, attorneys will be focusing on understanding the distinction between contractors and employees. This will include the re-characterization of a contractor into an employee as well as from an employee into an...more

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Modern Slavery: The Dilemma of Internal Accountability and Resource Allocation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: This is the third in a series of blogs by our Global Modern Slavery Team dealing with how companies can get ahead of the curve of the changing legal landscape addressing the role of business and its...more

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Going Global? Top 5 Labor and Employment Concerns for Multinational Businesses

In this episode, Diana Nehro, a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ International Practice Group, covers five of the most significant labor and employment concerns for multinational companies. Tune in for a discussion about...more

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Littler Global Guide - Portugal - Q2 2018

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Implications of the EU’s GDPR on Employment Contracts - New Legislation Enacted - The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679, of April 27, 2016, entered into force on May 25, 2018....more

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Outsourcing: Why The Game Has Changed

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Traditionally, alternative labour models – including outsourcing and contracting – have been used by business to defray cost and risk and deal with workflow fluctuations. Today’s environment is creating new challenges for...more

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