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NDAs are facing a wave of reform, prompting employers to reassess how they manage sensitive workplace issues. Many employers have already updated their settlement agreement templates following the Solicitors Regulation...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a consultation paper CP25/18 (CP) on tackling non-financial misconduct (NFM) in financial services, building on its 2023 consultation on diversity and inclusion in the...more
An EAT decision this month emphasised that employers should be proactive when looking for suitable alternative employment for employees in a redundancy situation. The High Court considered whether a business was vicariously...more
INTERNATIONAL EMPLOYEES – WHEN DO THEY HAVE UK EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS? The question of jurisdiction and application of UK employment rights is a growing problem for employers, as employees increasingly work in multiple...more
This week, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) commenced consultation on updates to its Code of Practice in light of the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that the terms “woman”, “man” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer...more
The States of Guernsey is being asked to approve the introduction of legislation preventing age discrimination. These proposals will be voted upon in the April 2025 meeting....more
As the Employment Rights Bill made its way to the House of Lords with significant government amendments, Parliament approved the neonatal care leave regulations. The government issued a consultation paper on ethnicity and...more
The Employment Rights Bill has undergone significant amendments in March 2025 as it progresses through Parliament. Included in the amended bill are changes addressing redundancy and the controversial practice of “fire and...more
As anticipated, the Employment Rights Bill (ERB) continues to evolve — the latest development being the release of an amendment paper last week. But what do these latest changes really mean for U.K. employers?...more
A recent Tribunal decision in Afshar and others v. Addison Lee Ltd found that the two-year backstop on deductions from wages claims, which has been in force for nearly a decade, was void and the Claimants in that case could...more
The UK Government has confirmed that new rights to statutory neonatal care leave (SNCL) and pay (SNCP) will come into effect from April 6, 2025. This gives employees who have a qualifying relationship with a child born on or...more
Our employment law update for February sees new cases on the two-year backstop on compensation in unlawful deductions cases and a Court of Appeal decision on religious belief discrimination relating to social media posts. We...more
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
On February 5 2025, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) released new guidance designed to help employers understand and comply with their obligations under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 in relation...more
In the first instalment of 2025, our team summarises the latest UK case law and developments in employment law – and their implications for employers. The UK Government has laid new regulations relating to neonatal care...more
The UK Department for Business and Trade published a press release on January 20, 2025 confirming that the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, passed by Parliament in 2023, will go into effect in the United Kingdom on...more
2025 is set to be a demanding year for UK employers with a multitude of significant reforms on the horizon. While most Employment Rights Bill changes won’t take effect until 2026, now is the time to start preparing for the...more
Parents of babies that need hospital care shortly after birth will be entitled to neonatal care leave from April 2025. Leave is a day one right but pay is subject to service and earnings requirements. Employers should...more
With 2025 underway, employers need to keep in mind the significant upcoming employment law developments that will affect the UK workforce this year and beyond. These include many of the Labour Government’s ‘worker friendly’...more
The United Kingdom just introduced a landmark new Employment Rights Bill, aimed at ending unfair employment practices and helping to deliver economic growth. According to the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister’s Office, this is...more
The United Kingdom continues to see rapid growth in the number of workplaces adopting remote and hybrid work arrangements, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Although this new type of work offers many...more
As we previously reported, from October 26, 2024, under the (not-so-concisely named) Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 – which we are calling “the Worker Protection Act” – all employers in the UK...more
In anticipation of next week’s General Election, this month’s alert examines key employment law pledges made by the political parties in their election manifestos, an extension to parental leave rights and recent legal...more
Following last week's insight, "Labour's manifesto and employment law - what can employers expect?", we focus this week on the specific issue of removing qualifying periods and increasing statutory time limits....more
First tribunal guidance on "serious and imminent" danger in context of COVID-19 - In Rodgers v Leeds Laser Cutting Ltd the Employment Tribunal considered whether an employee had been unfairly dismissed for refusing to attend...more