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Firing and Rehiring in the UK: A New Code

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New statutory guidance has been published about controversial “fire and rehire” practices, where an employer dismisses a worker to then rehire them on different terms — a tactic typically used to compel an employee to accept...more

Hogan Lovells

Promises, promises - High Court prevents employer dismissing and re-engaging staff

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The High Court of Justice for England and Wales has prevented an employer from dismissing employees and offering to re-engage them on new terms. As the employer was seeking to remove a right to enhanced pay that it had...more

Morgan Lewis

UK High Court Halts Deployment of ‘Fire and Rehire’ Intended to Change Terms of Employment

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The High Court of England and Wales in USDAW & Others v Tesco Stores Limited granted an injunction on 3 February preventing an international retailer, Tesco, from deploying “fire and rehire” to phase out an employee benefit....more

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Avoiding fire and rehire - ACAS publishes guidance

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Using “fire and rehire” as a way to implement changes to terms and conditions of employment has become increasingly controversial in the UK in recent years. In October the government blocked legislation that would have made...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - July 2020

This edition of Employment Flash summarizes key employment law issues related to COVID-19 as well as two seminal U.S. Supreme Court rulings that protect gay and transgender employees from discrimination, and clarify the...more

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