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Slow burn – UK government launches parental leave review

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The UK government opens a far reaching review into parental leave and pay, including maternity, paternity and shared parental leave. It wants to improve support for working families, while growing the economy and removing...more

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Redundancy and Alternative Employment, Disability, Offensive Language, and a News Roundup - UK HR Two Minute Monthly: June 2025

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Our employment law update for June covers a redundancy case highlighting the importance of considering alternative employment, and a case where an employee attempted to justify highly offensive messages by reference to his...more

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Employment in the news | June 2025

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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

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UK Employment Rights Bill: Amendments Employers Should Know

On Thursday, March 6, 2025, amendments to the UK government’s Employment Rights Bill were announced. The bill was laid before the UK Parliament in October 2024, but further amendments have now been made as a result of the...more

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Employment in the news | March 2025

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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

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Neonatal Care - Expansion of UK Statutory Family Leave Entitlements

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The Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2003 (the “Act”) introduces meaningful changes for employees who are parents of babies needing neonatal care and will come into force on 6 April 2025....more

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UK Pensions: what's new this week - March 3, 2025

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Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions. Neonatal care leave from April 6, 2025: New regulations - ...more

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Monthly Highlights – UK Employment Law – January 2025

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

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New Statutory Entitlements for Neonatal Leave and Pay in the United Kingdom

Parents of babies who require neonatal care will have a right to up to twelve weeks of leave and pay under the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act 2023, coming into force on 6 April 2025. This affects England, Scotland, and...more

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UK confirms right to statutory neonatal care leave

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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

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10 Biggest Changes in United Kingdom’s Sweeping New Employment Rights Bill: What U.S. Employers Can Do To Prepare

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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

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The UK Employment Rights Bill

On 10 October 2024, the UK government published its Employment Rights Bill. This bill includes many of the measures previously set out in the Labour Party’s “Plan to Make Work Pay” and the King’s Speech. See our July 2024 UK...more

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Employment Rights Bill Is Laid Before UK Parliament: What Employers Need to Know

The new Labour government has set out its plans for reforming the labour market in its Employment Rights Bill just within the first one hundred days in office. This volume of change was initially set out in the Labour...more

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Could have been worse - UK government publishes Employment Rights Bill

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Introducing an Employment Rights Bill within 100 days of taking office was one of the Labour government’s core pledges. The Bill was published today and includes many, but not all, of the policies in the “Plan to Make Work...more

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UK Employment Flash - February 2024

In this issue, we discuss upcoming regulatory changes as well as recent court decisions with far-reaching implications, including case law on the need to replace share awards on a TUPE transfer and a UK Supreme Court ruling...more

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Employment Flash - June 2023

New York, Minnesota and NLRB Act To Limit Noncompetes - New York Legislature Passes Bill To Ban Post-Employment Noncompetes - On June 20, 2023, the New York state Legislature passed a bill that bans post-employment...more

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Key Updates for UK Employers: What Needs to be on Your Radar for the Second Half of 2023

The last few months have seen some important and significant developments in UK employment law. Amongst other things, we have seen new guidance published on ethnicity pay gap reporting, positive action, and employee rights to...more

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UK HR Two-Minute Monthly: “Without prejudice” discussions, 100% Polkey reductions, calculation of long periods of loss of earning...

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Our January update includes new cases on “without prejudice” conversations on termination of employment, the difficulties of applying 100% “Polkey” reductions in unfair dismissal awards, and issues of employers introducing...more

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Employment Law Horizon Scanning - Publication 3

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In our third horizon scanning blog post, we focus on issues relating to the rise in companies in the UK offering unlimited paid holiday and the increase in flexible working requests. We also include a quick reminder on how to...more

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Important Court of Appeal Decision on Historic Holiday Pay Claims

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Key Takeaways for Employers - The UK’s Court of Appeal has issued a significant holiday pay decision, Smith v Pimlico Plumbers [2022] EWCA Civ 70, ruling that workers who were misclassified as independent contractors can...more

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UK Supreme Court delivers verdict in landmark Uber case

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The Supreme Court has unanimously concluded that the Uber drivers who brought claims against Uber in 2015 are workers within employment legislation, giving them the range of rights attached to that status, such as the...more

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Long Hot Summer? How should UK employers deal with the question of holiday during year 2 of COVID?

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At the beginning of another year impacted by COVID-19, many employers have found themselves with employees having large amounts of outstanding annual leave carried over from 2020. Stuck in lockdown once again, employees are...more

International Lawyers Network

Paid Leave - EMEA

This guide offers an overview of legal aspects of paid leave in the requisite jurisdictions.... ...This guide describes the law in force in the requisite jurisdictions at the dates of preparation. This may be some time ago...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Employment Issues For Distressed Businesses: Initial Pointers For GCs

The announcements this week about the closure of 125 Frankie and Benny’s outlets, 35 Monsoon Accessorize shops, and the thousands of resulting job losses highlight the difficulties facing businesses in the wake of the...more

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COVID-19 UK: Employment – Holiday in the time of COVID-19 – Update

On 13 May 2020, the UK government published guidance giving employers much needed clarity on how holiday entitlement and pay operate during the Coronavirus pandemic. It considers both those who continue to work and those who...more

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