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Employment law: The year in review 2018
14 February 2019Our annual review of employment law aims to review major statutory and case-law developments during 2018 and explore how employers can plan ahead for what’s coming this year and beyond.
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Tom Heys, Karen Baxter, Anna Bond: Supporting bisexual and transgender employees in their workplace
Press
12 February 2019Karen Baxter, Tom Heys and Anna Bond have written an article for HR Review discussing a recent survey by Stonewall that found bi and trans inclusivity was significantly low among employers, prompting the charity’s executive director to call for more to be done to tackle this problem in the workplace.
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The Court of Appeal has upheld an EAT decision that Asda’s lower-paid, predominantly female retail staff can compare themselves to higher-paid, mainly male, distribution depot staff.
07 February 2019The Court of Appeal (“CA”) decision is the latest stage in this long-running legal dispute over equal pay. Back in 2014, over 7,000 female Asda retail store workers brought claims in the Employment Tribunal (“ET”) arguing that they were entitled to equal pay with male distribution depot staff, on the basis that their work was of “equal value” to male workers.
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National Sickie Day – tips for managing sickness absence
04 February 2019We may all occasionally dread the thought of turning up to work on a Monday morning, but in January employees are likely to take 53% more sick days than in any other month of the year. High levels of short-term sickness absence can be a costly problem for organisations. In this article, we take a look at the steps employers can take to manage short-term sickness absence.
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Redundancy protection for pregnancy and maternity to be extended?
31 January 2019The Government has published a consultation paper on extending protection from redundancy for women during pregnancy, women who have returned to work after maternity leave, and new parents.
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Remuneration codes - For banks, building societies and investment firms
Inbrief
31 January 2019The financial services industry has been the focus of wide-ranging reform over the past few years as a result of both UK Government and European initiatives.
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Joanna Hunt and Naomi Hanrahan-Soar write for Lexis Nexis: NHS long term plan-exploring proposals to increase recruitment and retain staff
Press Release
31 January 2019Joanna Hunt and Naomi Hanrahan-Soar have written an article for Lexis Nexis where they explore government proposals to increase recruitment and retain staff as part of the NHS Long Term Plan.
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Tom Heys writes for People Management: Why ethnicity pay gap reporting may not give a true picture of diversity
Press
31 January 2019Tom Heys has written an article for People Management where he explains that the inherent variability of organisations’ workforces could mean that transparency reporting might not be as transparent as we think.
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Brexit and European Works Councils - a status update and what you need to do next
29 January 2019The final form of Brexit remains uncertain as does its impact on European Works Councils (“EWCs”), the area of employment law that it will most immediately and profoundly affect. This article guides you through the current state of play and suggests how best to prepare for what might happen to your existing UK law-governed EWC arrangements.
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No Deal Brexit - The rights of EU nationals after 29th March 2019
29 January 2019The Government has released some information on the status and rights of EU nationals in the event of a “No Deal” Brexit.
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APAC Bulletin - January 2019
25 January 2019Welcome to the January 2019 edition of our APAC Bulletin covering the latest employment and immigration updates across the region.
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“Settled Status” and supporting employees through Brexit
23 January 2019Following the Government’s announcement of its plan for EU nationals and their family members after Brexit, many UK employers are struggling to understand the potential effects on their employees.
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First public test phase of the EU Settlement Scheme goes live today
22 January 2019The general public are able to make an application for the EU Settlement Scheme from today, as the first public test phase of the scheme goes live.
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PM announces EU Settlement Scheme fee has been dropped
22 January 2019The Prime Minister, Theresa May, has announced in a speech to the House of Commons today that the fee for applications made under the EU Settlement Scheme has been dropped.
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Hong Kong increases statutory paternity leave with effect from today
18 January 2019Hong Kong male employees will be entitled to five days’ paid paternity leave for each child born on or after today, 18 January 2019, increasing from the current entitlement to three days’ leave.
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Lewis Silkin expands practice in Hong Kong
Press Release
15 January 2019Lewis Silkin, the law firm, today announces the expansion of its practice in Hong Kong with two new local hires, with the firm also becoming the official Hong Kong member of international employment law network Ius Laboris.
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The year in employment law
09 January 2019Brexit continued to dominate the headlines in 2018, leaving employment law reform (along with many other areas) far down the Government’s agenda.
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James Davies comments for Het Financieele Dagblad: Discriminatie moet alarmbel doen afgaan
Press
07 January 2019James Davies has commented in an article which discusses and compares discrimination in the workplace in Britain and the Netherlands.
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Richard Miskella comments for The Telegraph: Is this new app the answer to reporting workplace harassment?
Press
21 December 2018Richard Miskella has commented in an article for The Telegraph which discusses the Government's crack down on misconduct in the workplace with a commitment to draft a new statutory code of practice that will aim to tackle sexual harassment at work.
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Renewed focus on modern slavery statements
20 December 2018The Home Office has recently sent out letters reminding organisations of their obligations to publish statements under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (“MSA”). The letter suggests various actions organisations need to take in response and indicates that organisations that fail to comply with their legal obligations risk being included in a published list of non-compliant organisations. So what should organisations be doing in response and what are their legal obligations?