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Q&A from What’s happening in immigration Law? - 26 March 2024
03 April 2024This Q&A covers questions raised in our webinar.
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Affinity networks and employee resource groups: what are the employment law risks?
17 April 2024If you are a large employer, the chances are that you have at least one affinity network or employee resource group. These groups are important and increasingly necessary for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, but they can also give rise to some risks.
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EU AI Act: What does it mean for employers?
23 April 2024Recruitment, selection, promotion, termination: these key workplace decisions are all considered automatically “high risk” under the EU AI Act. What does this mean in practice? We look at some of the burning questions employers are likely to have on the impact of this legislation.
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In-House Employment Lawyers Coffee Break: Episode 6 – Our return to office survey results and what to watch out for with the National Minimum Wage rise
25 April 2024Listen here for the latest developments and essential practical takeaways (short enough to fit into a 10-minute coffee break!). Lawyers from our IHELC team will discuss key developments in employment law with our usual pragmatism and insight, a touch of humour and a sharp focus on the in-house lawyer’s perspective.
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IP theft and breach of contract: What’s the damage?
26 April 2024A number of high-profile cases in the US involving theft and misappropriation of confidential information and trade secrets by employees within the life sciences, pharma and healthcare industries, have been making headlines recently.
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What does the UK general election mean for employment law?
23 May 2024The Labour party has ambitious plans for reforming workers’ rights, so employment law will be a focus of the election campaign. As the manifestos are being finalised, here’s our summary of the key pledges and questions for employers.
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What is R&D tax relief?
24 May 2024Many businesses incur expenditure on innovative projects. If any of those projects is seeking to make an advance in the fields of science or technology, the costs of that project may be eligible for R&D tax relief.
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What type of breach?
29 May 2024Contractual breaches can come in many forms. Some are serious, giving the wronged party the right to terminate the contract. Others will be more minor, and might be easily remediable. It can be useful to think of contractual breaches as a sliding scale, with repudiatory breaches at one end, and minor, remediable breaches at the other.
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Election talking points: what are Labour’s plans for unfair dismissal?
13 June 2024The content of this page has been removed following the election results.
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Election talking points: What could a new right to disconnect look like under a Labour government?
13 June 2024The content of this page has been removed following the election results.
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Employment law across the globe: what’s happened and what’s coming up?
20 June 2024This document was prepared for our 2024 Managing an International Workforce conference on 20th June 2024.
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New Deal talking points: What are Labour’s plans for unfair dismissal?
05 July 2024Labour has pledged the “biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation”. And a key part of this promise is the proposal to provide basic individual rights – including the right not to be unfairly dismissed – from day one of employment. What might this mean for employers and employees?
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New Deal talking points: What are Labour’s plans for apprenticeships?
05 July 2024Labour has pledged there will be a comprehensive strategy for post-16 education, involving reform to apprenticeships and the Apprenticeship Levy. Now that Labour has won the general election, what might this mean for employers?
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New Deal talking points: what will Labour’s trade union reforms mean for non-unionised employers?
05 July 2024The newly-elected Labour government plans to make wide-ranging reforms to trade union and collective employment rights. In this article, we consider the impact Labour’s proposals could have on employers which have previously had little, if any, engagement with trade unions.
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New Deal talking points: What could a new right to disconnect look like under a Labour government?
05 July 2024The Labour Party has promised to introduce a right to switch off, similar to models adopted in Ireland and Belgium. What do these models look like? And what impact could this have for UK employers?
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Taking reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment: what employers need to know about the new duty
11 July 2024From October 2024, employers will have a new legal obligation to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment. What can employers do now to prepare for this duty?
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TUPE takeaways: what is an economic activity?
11 July 2024In the second article of our new TUPE series, we look at a recent EAT decision which held that clinical commissioning was not an “economic activity”, meaning TUPE was not triggered.
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King’s Speech 2024: what does it mean for employment law?
17 July 2024Two bills on employment law were just announced in the King’s Speech – an Employment Rights Bill and a draft Equality (Race and Disability) Bill. Here’s our initial take.
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Northern Ireland: 'Good Jobs' consultation – What are the key areas for employers to consider?
01 August 2024Significant changes in employment law are envisaged in the new public consultation released by the Department for the Economy. In this insight, we highlight the key developments that employers should consider before the consultation closes on 30 September 2024.
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‘Good Jobs’ talking points: What proposals are in place for TUPE in Northern Ireland and how does this differ from TUPE in Great Britain?
15 August 2024The Department for the Economy is proposing to introduce some - but not all - Great Britain TUPE reforms in Northern Ireland. Employers who are involved in TUPE transfers should be mindful of the proposed changes and the continuing, important differences between the jurisdictions.