Oct 11, 2024 Employment Rights Bill explained By Holly Insley David Mendel Anika Prasad In the nick of time before the expiry of its first 100 days, the government yesterday unveiled its long-awaited Employment Rights Bill....
Sep 16, 2024 Navigating change – the workplace of tomorrow – key takeaways By Kathleen Healy Holly Insley Anika Prasad It was great to welcome so many clients to our offices in London and to be part of a wide-ranging event that explored how businesses...
Sep 02, 2024 Towards balanced representation of men and women in decision-making bodies By Raquel Flórez Sara Moukayed The Parity Act, Organic Law 2/2024, of 1 August, on equal representation and balanced presence of women and men (the Act), came into...
Jul 18, 2024 UK Election: the King’s Speech – employment and pensions changes employers need to know By Alice Greenwell Jane Wolstenholme Anika Prasad Amelia Lamp +1 more... Show less In the King’s Speech yesterday, King Charles announced the new Labour government’s legislative priorities. The speech unveiled 40 new...
Mar 26, 2024 The Mais Lecture: Labour’s approach to labour remains the same By Holly Insley Elizabeth Bullock The Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered the 36th annual Mais Lecture last week. Her speech, titled “Economic...
Mar 13, 2024 The Parker Review 2024: Shaping ethnic diversity in UK business By Holly Insley Emily Rigler Gillingham Amelia Lamp Following the release of the FTSE Women Leaders Review two weeks ago (on which you can read our blog post, here), the latest Parker...
Feb 28, 2024 FTSE Women Leaders Review: the findings and recommendations By Holly Insley Emily Rigler Gillingham This time last year, it was revealed that FTSE 350 companies had hit the target of 40% female representation on boards, three years ahead...
Sep 25, 2023 A new toolkit for gender-inclusive competition law By Morag Elwis Nicholas French Kaori Yamada Ermelinda Spinelli Vanessa van Weelden +2 more... Show less Until recently, competition policy has been considered through a gender-neutral lens – focused on “average” consumers, characterised by...
Aug 09, 2023 ESG and people – what are the key areas of focus for global businesses? By David Mendel Amy Rentell Amelia Lamp Global businesses are increasingly looking to embed people-related ESG initiatives. Compliance with legal and regulatory requirements is...
May 22, 2023 Seven Years of the ERA Pledge By Ashley Jones Last week marked the seventh anniversary of the Equal Representation in Arbitration (ERA) Pledge (the Pledge). The Pledge, established in...
Mar 14, 2023 Worklife 2.0: The Parker Review – Moving beyond the boardroom By Holly Insley Lucy Carruthers On 13 March 2023, the Parker Review Committee published its update report on Improving the Ethnic Diversity of UK Business. This update...
Apr 26, 2021 Hong Kong Stock Exchange eyes further enhancements to CG Code: are issuers ready? By Wings Turkington Teresa Ko In a bid to further enhance corporate governance standards among listed companies in Hong Kong, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK)...