The backlash against DEI – Will the rest of the world follow the Trump administration’s lead?
In recent alerts, we have outlined the DEI agenda of the second Trump Administration. Though this agenda leaves “DEI” largely...more
4/14/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Australia ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
France ,
Germany ,
Privacy Laws ,
Trump Administration ,
UK
This month’s update includes plans to significantly expand pay gap reporting, increases in pay rates case law warnings for employers on disciplinary action and holiday pay exposure – and the Competition Regulator’s power to...more
4/1/2025
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Diversity ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Transparency ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
The 2024 UK election set change in motion for the employment law landscape. The most significant of these changes are delayed until 2026, giving employers a chance to prepare - see our October Alert. Our 2025 preview reports...more
Happy New Year! In our first monthly alert for 2025, we report on whether comments on an employee’s accent are unlawful harassment, on ‘gig economy’ worker rights – plus guidance on employers’ duties to prevent sexual...more
1/23/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Tribunals ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
Gig Economy ,
Harassment ,
New Legislation ,
Race Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK
November saw several significant developments in employment law through the courts and following the Labour Government’s Autumn Budget, announced on 30 October 2024....more
12/3/2024
/ Appeals ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employment Rights Act ,
Equality Act ,
Harassment ,
Minimum Wage ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Termination ,
UK ,
UK Employment Appeal Tribunal ,
Unions ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2020) Act 2023 comes into force on 26 October 2024, introducing a new legal obligation on UK employers to take ‘reasonable steps’ to prevent sexual harassment at work. In this...more
10/28/2024
/ #MeToo ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Equality Act ,
Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) ,
Liability ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Harassment ,
UK ,
Worker Protection Standard
The UK’s new Labour government unveiled a package of new workers’ rights yesterday, with wide-ranging ramifications for employers. Whilst the most significant measures will not be implemented until 2026 at the earliest,...more
10/16/2024
/ Compensation ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Pay ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
Retaliation ,
UK ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Whistleblowers
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
10/11/2024
/ Contract Terms ,
Employee Rights ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trade Unions ,
UK ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Wage and Hour ,
Zero Hours Contracts
Next month’s update will cover the eagerly awaited new government’s employment law reforms, to be announced mid-October 2024. Some details are emerging, including that ‘day one’ termination rights will be subject to a...more
On 6 August 2024, the Council of Ministers approved amendments to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (“KSA”) Labor Law and its Implementing Regulations. These will come into force on 19 February 2025, 180 days after being published...more
9/13/2024
/ Compliance ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Training ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Jurisdiction ,
Maternity Leave ,
New Amendments ,
Paid Leave ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Probationary Period ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Wages
The line between ‘work’ and ‘home’ has historically been clear for most employees – separated by a distinct office building, worksite, or retail space. Technology has blurred this line in the past few decades and, for some...more
Following the Labour Party’s landslide victory in this month’s general election, employers are braced for the biggest employment law shake-up in a generation, with multiple significant reforms proposed...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
A general election is to be held in the UK on 4 July 2024. Although official election manifestos have not been released yet, last week the Labour Party published a policy paper, “A New Deal for Working People”, setting out...more
6/3/2024
/ Bereavement Leave ,
Equality Act ,
Flexible Work Arrangements ,
General Elections ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Sick Pay ,
Trade Unions ,
TUPE ,
UK ,
Unfair Dismissal ,
Zero Hours Contracts
Although many employment changes in the UK are largely on ice until after the election later this year, April has seen a number of employment law developments – largely from the courts. We highlight some recent decisions, on...more
This month has seen the publication of two UK government-backed reports relating to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The Treasury Committee has published its report in relation to barriers faced by women in financial...more
Although major employment changes in the UK are largely on hold until the general election later in 2024, there are a number of specific changes impacting daily planning and policies, which need to be on Legal and HR’s action...more
Since companies began their return to the office post-pandemic, there has been an increasing polarization between those which feel the future is to ‘work anywhere’, versus those which see remote working as a COVID aberration...more
On December 13, 2023, negotiators from the EU Parliament and Council announced they had reached a provisional agreement on a directive to improve working conditions for platform workers. Since then, negotiations have...more