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Cross-Border Legal Perspectives: Comparing the UK’s and Germany’s Approaches to Unfair Dismissal

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Welcome back to our “cross-border perspectives” series, where we compare employment law and practice from an international perspective, drawing on the experience of local and international employment lawyers who deal with...more

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Cross-Border Legal Perspectives: Comparing the UK’s and France’s Approaches to Probation and Dismissals in Early Employment

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What is changing in the UK? When an employer is considering dismissing an employee, the first question any UK employment lawyer will ask is: Does the employee have less than two years’ service? This is because UK...more

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Keep calm and do not panic - Employment Rights Bill

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As the dust settles on last week’s unveiling of the Employment Rights Bill, we examine what it means in practice for employers. It’s an early Christmas present - You could be forgiven for thinking that you need to hire...more

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The UK Employment Rights Bill: Pro-worker and Pro-business?

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The UK Government has published the much anticipated Employment Rights Bill. Dubbed the “biggest shake-up in UK employment law in over 30 years", the Bill proposes numerous reforms that will impact both employers and...more

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Employment Flash - March 2024

In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more

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Government publishes fire and rehire draft code of practice

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The Government publishes guidance (the Code) on the use of 'fire and rehire' tactics, where employers dismiss and rehire workers, usually on less favourable terms....more

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Holiday housekeeping for 2024

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UK holiday and holiday pay rules are changing from 1 January 2024 in a well-intentioned move to simplify and clarify the expectations of employers. For those who already comply with pre-Brexit ECJ case rulings on holiday pay...more

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Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – February 2023

This month, our team highlight key takeaways from the Court of Appeal's decision in the Benyatov v Credit Suisse case and explore factors for employers to consider when sending their employees overseas for work. We also take...more

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Playing catch up - summer employment law developments

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There were a surprising number of employment-related developments in the UK over the traditional summer holiday period. We highlight new employment status guidance, government support for neonatal care leave and fair...more

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[Podcast]: Cross-Border Asset Deals

In this episode of The Proskauer Benefits Brief, partner David Teigman, senior counsel Nick LaSpina, and special international labor & employment counsel Nicola Bartholomew, discuss differences between asset sales in the US...more

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It's personal - courier was worker, despite ability to offer slots to others

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In Stuart Delivery Ltd v Augustine, the UK Court of Appeal confirmed that a courier who could offer a time slot he had signed up to cover to other couriers was still obliged to perform work personally. This meant that he was...more

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COVID-19 Concession on UK Right-to-Work Checks Ends 17 May 2021

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The UK Home Office announced that on 17 May 2021 the COVID-19 right-to-work concession allowing employers to conduct right-to-work checks by video call will end. ...more

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UK Employment Appeal Tribunal Ruling a Warning to Employers to Revisit Equality Training

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With growing reports of an increase in online harassment during government-imposed pandemic lockdowns, a recent UK Employment Appeal Tribunal case alerts employers to their obligations with respect to tackling bullying,...more

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UK: What constitutes a protected philosophical belief?

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At the end of 2019, courts in the UK decided that ethical veganism is a protected philosophical belief under discrimination legislation. This decision has led to very strong opinions from lawyers, the public and the press as...more

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Employment News: disability, jurisdiction, covenants

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Timing is everything – acts pre-dating disability not discrimination - The EAT decision in Tesco Stores Ltd v Tennant confirmed that an employee could not bring a discrimination complaint in relation to acts that pre-dated...more

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EHRC Issues Guidance on Workplace Harassment and Sexual Harassment

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The UK’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued technical guidance setting out a detailed explanation of the law relating to harassment and sexual harassment, and offering employers practical recommendations...more

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Employment News: sexual harassment, bereavement leave, disability

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Continuing focus on sexual harassment - The EHRC has published technical guidance on sexual harassment and harassment at work, while the Government Equalities Office launched a survey on people's experience of sexual...more

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Employment News: unfair dismissal, equal pay, what's new

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Gathering clouds – flawed investigation made dismissal unfair - In Sunshine Hotel Ltd t/a Palm Court Hotel v Goddard the EAT agreed that failing to hold an investigatory meeting does not necessarily make a dismissal...more

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Employment News: whistleblowing; unions; holidays

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It's not what you know – dismissal for whistleblowing despite dismissing manager's belief - In Royal Mail Group Ltd v Jhuti the Supreme Court has reinstated a decision that an employee was dismissed because she had blown...more

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Keep Calm and Carry On: Covering Striking Workers in the UK

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A question often asked by employers in the United Kingdom that are facing a strike or other forms of industrial action is whether they can engage agency workers to cover for those who are taking part in the strike. ...more

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Employment News: discrimination, strikes, Queen's speech

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Coming clean – false reason for dismissal shifted burden of proof - In Base Childrenswear Ltd v Otshudi the Court of Appeal confirmed that giving a false reason for dismissal and persisting with it was enough to shift the...more

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UK Employment Flash - August 2019

In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including the Court of Appeal's ruling regarding pay for fathers or other caregivers taking shared...more

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Employment News: consultations, agency workers

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Something old – government responds to two consultations - The government has outlined its proposals for regulating confidentiality clauses in the context of discrimination and harassment claims, and on extending...more

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First UK Supreme Court Decision on Restrictive Covenants for 100 years

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The Supreme Court in the UK, the highest court in the country, last week ruled on a restrictive covenant case for the first time in 100 years [Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd [2019] UKSC 32 (3 July 2019)]. It has clarified...more

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Employment News: harassment, equality

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Cut it out! Covenant severed to make it enforceable - In Tillman v Egon Zehnder Ltd the Supreme Court revisited the question of when it is possible to sever words from a restrictive covenant to make it enforceable, taking...more

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