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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Benefits Companion - Employment Edition: Flexible and Remote Working Arrangements
#WorkforceWednesday: Crafting Flexible Work Arrangement Policies - Employment Law This Week®
The UK’s new Labour government published its highly anticipated Employment Rights Bill last week. In total, the draft Bill contains 28 stand-alone employment law reforms (including many of the changes that we outlined in our...more
Introduction Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and brought about much uncertainty, employers across the globe have had to grapple with the concept of flexible working. The implementation of flexible working differs from...more
In recent years, the traditional 9-to-5 work model has undergone a significant transformation across Asia, with the rise of flexible work arrangements reshaping the way businesses operate and employees engage with their work....more
Increasing office attendance remains high on the agenda for many employers, but upcoming changes to the UK flexible working regime could prompt more requests to work from home. A recent Employment Tribunal judgment provides...more
The regulatory landscape for UK employers has evolved significantly over the second half of 2023. New legislation is in force or is due to come into force over the next 12 months, covering a variety of employment-related...more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - After years of disruptions from the pandemic, artificial intelligence, shifting regulations and changing employee preferences, are European workplaces finally reaching a consensus on the “new normal”? ...more
As a result of the recent terrorist attacks in Israel and the resulting Israel-Hamas war, Israelis continue to be called upon for active duty under Israel’s emergency call-up notice. Global employers with operations and/or...more
Anything but casual… In the first of our series examining the Closing Loopholes Bill introduced into Parliament yesterday, we look at the new measures for casual employment....more
The work-life balance of parents and caregivers is at the heart of a new law (hereafter the Law) that has just been passed by the Luxembourg Parliament. The Law (deriving from bill n°8016), which transposes the European...more
The trend towards employees gaining greater control and flexibility over their working hours is set to continue. We discuss below some recent developments....more
Wraz z wiosną nadchodzą zmiany w prawie pracy. Te najistotniejsze i najbardziej znaczące dla Działów HR dotyczą pracy zdalnej, work-life balance i ochrony sygnalistów. W ramach praktyki Prawa Pracy Kancelarii Hogan Lovells...more
The spring brings with it a series of changes in the labour law. The most relevant and significant changes for HR Departments concern those regulations dealing with remote work, work-life balance, and whistleblower...more
In April 2021 we reported on the SNP’s manifesto pledge to trial a four-day working week in Scotland, with no reduction in salary. Whilst no formal Government backed trial has as yet materialised in Scotland, this has not...more
The option of working from home or on the road has been part of everyday working life for many employees since the beginning of the pandemic. In the past two years, employers have therefore had no choice but to address this...more
Portugal recently approved significant changes to the country’s telework regime. Law N° 83/2021, which took effect on January 1, 2022, (i) provides a new definition of telework, including certain remote working scenarios;...more
In mid-November, the UAE Cabinet approved a new Labour Law, Federal Law Number 33 of 2021 (the New Labour Law) which will come into force on 2 February 2022 and repeals Law Number 8 of 1980 (the Old Law), replacing it...more
The Irish government has recently announced that it plans to provide employees with the right to request remote working. As many employers turn their mind to bringing employees back into the office, what’s the law on remote...more
Finland updated the Working Hours Act to give employers the possibility to agree to wider flexible working arrangements with employees. The amended act is effective as of January 1, 2020....more
With some Canada Labour Code (CLC) amendments in Bill C-44, the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1 (Bill 44) having come into force in 2017 and earlier in 2019, some additional amendments in Bill C-44 came into force as...more
Care or career – it doesn’t have to be a choice - Do you know which one of your nearest eight colleagues provides unpaid care for a loved one? The number of working adults who juggle unpaid carer’s responsibilities is...more
Something old – government responds to two consultations - The government has outlined its proposals for regulating confidentiality clauses in the context of discrimination and harassment claims, and on extending...more
A massive overhaul of the Canada Labour Code (CLC) is pending, with significant amendments coming into force on September 1, 2019, just prior to the Canadian federal election in October....more
The UK Government today announced its response to “Good Work: the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices.” This was an independent review commissioned by the Government and published in July 2017 into the changing British...more