The UK Government published its Employment Rights Bill (the “Bill”) within its 100-day deadline on October 10, 2024, announcing that it had unveiled significant reforms to employment rights. Alongside the Bill the Government...more
10/15/2024
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Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Parental Leave ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Wage and Hour
Following Disability Pride Month, we look to the past, present and future to examine how rights for people with disabilities in the workplace have developed in the UK and could develop further, before giving some practical...more
On July 17, 2024, King Charles delivered the King's Speech, which sets the Government’s legislative agenda for the next Parliamentary Session. In this, the new Labour Government announced an ambitious agenda with some 40...more
8/13/2024
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
The UK general election on July 4 is inching nearer and the parties have launched their manifestos, setting out their plans for the next government.
We have been tracking Labour’s employment law proposals and wrote...more
In the UK, there is a right to request a flexible working arrangement, but not a right to have one. On April 6, 2024, changes to flexible working requests came into force alongside a revised Acas code of practice and guidance...more
As the UK general election, which must happen before the end of January 2025, approaches, we delve into the potential implications of a Labour government on employment law in Great Britain (Note, employment law is devolved to...more
5/1/2024
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
General Elections ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
UK ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
Under the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (known as the Closing Loopholes Act), as of January 1, 2025, intentional underpayment of employees’ wages and certain benefits will be a criminal offense, with a maximum of 10 years’...more
We previously reported on the introduction of the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill. The Bill has now made its way through Parliament to become the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act...more
The UK Government has introduced draft regulations to preserve in domestic law certain discrimination rights and principles derived from EU law which might otherwise fall away or be departed from following the Retained EU Law...more
12/4/2023
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Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
International Labor Laws ,
Labor Reform ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Popular ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
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
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has recently decided the case of Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland and another v Agnew and others, a Northern Irish case that has been working its way through...more
There have been significant recent developments to the rules on annual leave, with a decision from the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom followed by the publication of the draft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation and...more
Approximately 23% of the working-age population in the UK reported that they were disabled in January to March 2023 (so almost 1 in 4 working people), and it is estimated 70-80% of disabilities are non-visible. With this...more
9/29/2023
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Disabilities ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Harassment ,
International Labor Laws ,
Mental Health ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
UK
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
Since our article covering the key employment law bills currently making their way through the legislative process in the United Kingdom, a number of these bills have now received Royal Assent. For ease, we pull together a...more
We previously reported on the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill (the “Bill”) and the uncertainty it brought for UK employers. Some recent developments from the UK government have given further clarity on what...more
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) recently published new non-statutory guidance, which can be accessed here, to support UK employers and employees when handling reasonable adjustments for mental health...more
Recent evidence suggests that progress towards gender parity has slowed and that the gender gap has in fact widened since the pandemic. This article highlights some key legal developments in the UK and Europe that are...more
3/31/2023
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Corporate Culture ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
EU ,
Gender Equity ,
International Labor Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour
After the past two years, following the impact of Covid-19 and the cost-of-living crisis, you would be forgiven for hoping, even if just for a moment, that 2023 might be calmer and less eventful than the previous two years....more
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
The World Cup quarter finals are close at hand. We have been following the games with our own matchups, comparing labor and employment laws of participating countries. Referees have borne the brunt of player ire over the...more
UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Autumn Statement (Medium-term Fiscal Plan) on November 17, 2022. The plan states that the government’s priorities are “stability, growth and public services,” and sets a markedly...more
Welcome to week 2 of our Littler World Cup series, where we compare various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the countries competing the following week. In Part 1 of this series, we examined paid vacation and...more
The World Cup is fast approaching! Over the course of the tournament, we will be publishing our own matchups, comparing various aspects of labor and employment law in some of the participating countries. In Part I of this...more
The World Cup starts November 20, 2022 and will end in mid-December. Soccer fans from around the globe will be tuning in for the matches, or perhaps even attending in person. We thought we’d set up our own employment law...more