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What’s happening in employment law in 2022?
05 January 2022The Covid-19 pandemic continues to dominate the agenda, but employers can still expect both legislative and caselaw developments across all areas of employment law.
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What should I look out for in a club sponsorship contract?
16 March 2022Q: Our local rugby team has lost its shirt sponsor and we’ve been offered a deal if we can make a quick decision. What are the key things to look out for in a sponsorship contract?
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What Hong Kong employers need to know about the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2022
21 March 2022The government recently published the Employment (Amendment) Bill 2022 to amend the Employment Ordinance (“Amendment”). The Amendment will come into force on a date to be determined after it is enacted by the Legislative Council and it is expected that this will take place soon. The Amendment is a timely response to the outbreak of the fifth wave of COVID-19 in Hong Kong and this article summarises what employers need to know.
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An insight to what's happening in immigration law 2022
28 April 2022Immigration law changes continue at a pace during 2022 and employers need to be aware of key recent and upcoming developments.
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HR and ESG due diligence in M&A: what are the current trends?
26 May 20222022 is shaping up to be another supercharged year for M&A deals. This article explores how the people aspects of due diligence are evolving in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, alongside the trend towards greater sustainability and focus on ESG issues.
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Diversity monitoring: what to collect and how to comply with the law
19 June 2022To improve the diversity of your workforce, you need to measure it, and this means collecting and monitoring data. But what questions should you ask employees about their individual characteristics and how can you handle that information lawfully? This article takes an in-depth look at these questions.
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Employment law across the globe - what's happened and what's coming up?
20 June 2022Our round-up of key developments in employment law since our last conference in February 2021.
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What to expect from revisions to the NPPF and other policy changes this summer: Sara Hanrahan comments for Planning Magazine
06 July 2022The levelling up bill includes a section on digitalising the planning system. Last Autumn, the government launched the PropTech Engagement Fund to support the widespread adoption of digital citizen engagement tools and services within the planning process. The second round of projects was announced in June. Some of the results of this initiative are expected in September.
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Long Covid – what we know now
09 August 2022As a recent tribunal case concludes that “Long Covid” can be considered a disability under the Equality Act, research indicates that the condition is significantly impacting almost 3% of the population. This article explores what this means for employers.
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What will Liz Truss mean for employment law?
05 September 2022Liz Truss has now been confirmed as the next UK prime minister. This article takes a look at some of the commitments that she has made so far and what her leadership could mean for employers and employees.
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What's the meaning of a football transfer?
21 September 2022Those involved with football transfers will be familiar with sell-on clauses given that they are widely used in the world of professional football. The purpose of a sell on clause is simple.
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What might the Brexit Freedoms Bill mean for employment law?
23 September 2022No more right to paid holiday. Goodbye TUPE. Farewell limits on working hours. This article takes a first look at the government’s Brexit Freedoms Bill and the potentially major implications for UK employment law.
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Sports Q&A: What is a DAO and how are they relevant to sport?
26 September 2022Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are a creature of Web3. The theory goes that they are membership-led bodies, which can operate as decentralised corporations in the digital, blockchain-supported world, independent of real world regulation. The paradigm DAO is transparent and self-governing without outside government interference and no power held by any executive or management board. The reality is, currently, somewhat different (see further below).
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Hong Kong Government lifts compulsory quarantine requirement – what employers need to know
27 September 2022New relaxed rules for inbound travellers
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Digital Markets Act comes into force – what does it do?
27 October 2022The Digital Markets Act (DMA) has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force on 1 November 2022 – but what does it do?
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Tax rules for employment intermediaries - what this means for agencies and employment businesses
31 October 2022Over recent years a number of anti-avoidance measures have been introduced in a bid to tackle “disguised employment”. Disguised employment refers to those situations where arrangements are implemented to falsely treat employees or workers as self-employed, primarily to gain a tax or National Insurance Contributions (NICs) advantage.
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What might the Brexit Freedoms Bill mean for employment law in Northern Ireland?
01 November 2022A major shake-up of Northern Irish employment legislation is on the cards, complicated by there being no functioning Northern Ireland Executive, or Assembly in Northern Ireland.
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Inflation, interest rates & money markets - what are the implications for real estate?
23 November 2022The economic impacts of the former chancellor’s ‘fiscal statement’ of 23rd September, the subsequent u-turns and the resulting uncertainty and market disruption, continue to reverberate and have increased the chance of house price falls to a level not seen since 1990.
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What’s the value in updating my articles of association?
01 December 2022There is no obligation to keep your articles of association (articles) up to date but there are benefits. It would be cost effective to update your articles to reflect, and take advantage of, the current statutory regime, most notably the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) which replaced the Companies Act 1985. This guide explains why.
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What’s happening in employment law in Northern Ireland in 2023?
04 January 2023With the continuing lack of a functioning Executive and Assembly in Northern Ireland, employment law remains more or less in stalemate. That said, the active post-Brexit reform agenda impacts Northern Ireland and the decision in an important holiday pay case is expected. Here’s our annual round-up of what to expect.