The Government has published an implementation roadmap for the Employment Rights Bill, outlining a phased approach to the introduction of its extensive reforms. Employers will welcome having more clarity on timings, as well...more
In this issue, we discuss the UK government’s various significant amendments to the Employment Rights Bill; a Court of Appeal ruling that highlights the challenges for employers in balancing competing beliefs in the...more
The UK government tabled large volume of amendments to the Employment Rights Bill throughout March 2025. Given the Bill’s significance, this LawFlash highlights some of the key changes under the Bill as it stands as of...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 UK’s new Labour government has unveiled a package of new workers’ rights today (Thursday 10 October 2024), with wide-ranging ramifications for employers. Whilst the majority of measures will not be implemented until 2026...more
The long and winding road of the Secretary of State for Business and Trade v. Mercer case has taken yet another U-turn. The Supreme Court’s judgment, published on April 17, has brought some clarity and potentially some...more
Overview - The primary piece of legislation, the Employment Ordinance (the “EO”), prescribes certain basic rights and protection for most employees. The EO applies to every employee engaged under a contract of employment...more
Strikes and other forms of industrial action by employees wanting more pay and better working conditions across a range of sectors including rail, education, and health have continued to be front-page news. This industrial...more
In this episode of On Record PR, Gina Rubel goes on record with Deborah Willig, the managing partner of Willig, Williams & Davidson who talks about today’s fight for the rights of union workers. Deb knows that unions and...more
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
Redundancy and consultation processes have made headlines this month after P&O Ferries made around 800 of its staff redundant with immediate effect via a pre-recorded video message....more
In this weeks issue: Who knew? Women less likely to be able to accommodate certain working patterns Spring in the step - Deliveroo riders not workers for trade union recognition Going, going, gone - final edition of the...more
Read all about it – agency worker had right to be informed about vacancies, not to apply for them - It is perhaps surprising that nearly ten years after the Agency Workers Regulations (the Regulations) came into force, the...more
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
In this episode of The Proskauer Brief, New York partner Howard Robbins and London partner Dan Ornstein discuss how U.K. laws affect U.S. employers. As if dealing with U.S. employment laws are not difficult enough,...more
Every player interested or already active in the German market needs to have a working knowledge of the key principles of German employment law which offers a good level of protection to employees. This is especially true...more
The German Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) ("BAG") held, on August 14, 2018, that it is permissible for an employer to promise employees a premium if they refuse to participate in a strike. The plaintiff in this...more
SAFTU recently launched itself under the name South African Federation of Trade Unions and enters into the fray on the heels of four other existing union federations. This is not going to settle the workplace; on the...more
Powerful trade unions often are a thorn in the side of employers. But if a company tries to reduce the trade unions’ influence, it may violate the freedom of association under Article 9 section 3 of the German Constitution...more
The new changes are not drastically different from current law but manage to a make a complex system even more complex. After months of tense discussions in the French Parliament, the Law for the Growth, the Activity,...more
This LawFlash focuses on dismissals and mass redundancies. After months of tense discussions in the French Parliament, the law for the Growth, the Activity and the Equality of Economic Opportunities (Law Macron), which...more