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Northern Ireland: Gender Pay Gap Reporting

In February 2025, the Department for Communities in Northern Ireland closed a public consultation that began late last year on the proposed introduction of a requirement for Northern Ireland employers to report on their...more

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Navigating the Rise in Data Subject Access Requests

Recently, there has been an increase in individual rights activity across Europe, particularly organizations receiving Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) from former employees. ...more

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Be Global: Employment Law in 5 - February 2025

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The US employment landscape continues to shift rapidly. On 21 February 2025, a federal district court enjoined the federal government from enforcing certain provisions of President Trump’s DEI Executive Orders (appeal...more

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English courts take jurisdiction over Malaysian forced labour allegations - Limbu v Dyson

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The English Court of Appeal has ruled that the English courts have jurisdiction to hear a claim brought by a group of migrant workers against three companies in the Dyson group alleging trafficking and abuses of their labour...more

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Recent Decision May Open the Door for UK Holiday Pay Claims Going Back More Than Two Years

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An interesting employment tribunal decision has been handed down in the case of Afshar and others v Addison Lee: https://shorturl.at/Svqn3. In finding that the Addison Lee drivers were workers and not self-employed, the...more

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Be Global: Employment Law in 5 - October 2024

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5 developments to read for October in less than 5 minutes - Prepare: Extensive overhaul of UK workers' rights - The UK government published its Employment Rights Bill 2024. The Bill contains 28 new measures, many of which...more

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Legal Reforms in the UK: Clarity or Chaos for Employers on the Horizon?

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In the wake of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL Act) the UK Government has published draft regulations, with which employers will need to get to grips quickly as many of the new rules come into force...more

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UK: Reforming the Retained EU Law

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The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (the “Act”) has become law, seeking to redefine how EU-based laws should be treated in the UK post-Brexit. But unravelling decades of laws that have grown together is not...more

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Employment Flash - April 2023

In our latest edition of Employment Flash, we examine developments over the past three months, including the NLRB’s ruling regarding employees’ labor law rights in severance agreements, a Supreme Court decision that upheld...more

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What Does the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Mean for UK Employment Law?

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The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, or “Brexit Freedoms Bill,” is moving through the UK Parliament. Bill would end the special status of Retained EU Law in the UK (those laws kept in place at the time of Brexit)...more

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Frontier Workers in the United Kingdom: Rights and Status

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The UK government has published guidance on the rights of frontier workers under the new immigration system which will take effect on 1 January 2021, when free movement within the European Economic Area and Swiss Economic...more

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Seyfarth Global Immigration Update: January 2020

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Seyfarth maintains 11 offices across the United States, as well as international offices in London, Shanghai, Melbourne, Sydney, and Hong Kong. Our Global Mobility Team is staffed with a group of professionals that includes...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.21.2019 | Top Story: Four Drug Companies Reach Last-minute Deal to Avoid Start of Federal Opioid Trial

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A last-minute deal between defendants McKesson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen, and Teva and plaintiffs’ attorneys means that multidistrict opioid epidemic litigation set to kick off in Ohio federal court today will not...more

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Curiouser and Curiouser – A Brexit Political Update

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Earlier this year, we wrote about the state of Brexit negotiations in the United Kingdom, and concluded that “with just over a month to go until Brexit takes effect” it was still “bewilderingly unclear” what form Brexit would...more

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Brexit: a change of direction on protection of UK worker rights?

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The recent appointment of a new UK Prime Minister signals a new approach to Brexit negotiations with the EU. There are suggestions that the new administration has different views on the approach to the protection of...more

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UK Employment Flash - May 2019

In this issue of UK Employment Flash, we examine the latest employment law developments, news and insights from the UK, including Brexit and its impact on workers' rights and data protection, new tax rules as they relate to...more

Jones Day

European Labour & Employment Update - September 2017

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In this edition, we report from around Europe on some interesting case law developments that affect the way employers manage their employees. The range of issues covered shows that, despite the breadth of directives issued by...more

Hogan Lovells

Employment News - April 2017

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Plus ça change… - the employment law implications of the Great Repeal Bill - The government published its white paper "Legislating for the UK's withdrawal from the EU" last week. The employment law consequences of Brexit...more

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Brexit: Free Movement of Persons

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Since the UK referendum on EU membership in June 2016, discussions have intensified on the UK’s relationship with the EU, with free movement of persons and immigration being two topics at or near the top of the agenda....more

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Keep Quiet and Carry On under the EU Trade Secrets Directive

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Much as the recent U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act establishes uniform federal trade secrets protections across the states, the EU Trade Secrets Directive (the “Directive”) harmonizes similar protections across its Member...more

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Collective Redundancy Consultation: European Court Judgment is Good News for UK Employers

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Background - UK legislation provides that, when a UK employer proposes to make redundant 20 or more employees at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less, the employer is required to collectively consult...more

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TUPE UPDATE: UK Government publishes its Response to the Consultation

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 ("TUPE") is in the spotlight as part of the UK Government's Employment Law Review. Launched in 2011, the purpose of the review is to reform employment...more

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