18 Jul, 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...
12 Jul, 2024 AI Act: What do employers need to consider? By Satya Staes Polet Boris Dzida Julia Förster Sarah Rohmann Brunhilde Van Den Haute Hubertus Reinbach Olga Chislova Giovanni Gaudio +5 more... Show less On 12 July 2024, the Artificial Intelligence Act ("AI Act") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. It will enter...
21 Jun, 2024 Workforce-related tax investigations: watch out for your workers By Helen Buchanan Philipp Redeker Cyril Valentin Laura Western Louis-Antoine Jacquet +2 more... Show less There are, of course, an infinite number of things that can prompt a tax investigation or audit – but within that plethora of...
14 Jun, 2024 UK Election: Trade unions – how do the policies compare? By Kathleen Healy Chantelle Nicholas Blaise Nsenguwera Overview In light of the upcoming UK General Election in July 2024, there is an increasing focus on how the two main political parties...
30 May, 2024 UK Election: Labour’s ‘New Deal for Working People’ – what has changed on the employment agenda? By Amy Rentell Aimed at bouncing back from what Labour terms ‘14 years of failure’ in the world of work under the Conservatives, Labour has published...
26 Mar, 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...
18 Mar, 2024 The Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) By James Smethurst Tom Godwin Richard Ho Regina Erie Christopher Bernard Jennifer McCarthy +3 more... Show less This blog considers the recent HM Treasury (HMT) consultation on the proposed trial of a new ‘Private Intermittent Securities and Capital...
13 Mar, 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...
20 Feb, 2024 The Effective Collective – UK Government ‘cracks down’ on controversial ‘fire and rehire’ practices with revised Code of Practice By Kathleen Healy Amy Rentell Readers of our ‘Effective Collective’ blog posts will know that we have previously covered the (now) controversial ability of employers...
14 Feb, 2024 Life sciences – what to expect in 2024 By Harriet Hanks Emma Franck-Gwinnell Adam Golden 2023 was marked by some real success stories in the life sciences and healthcare space, including ground-breaking new weight loss...
07 Feb, 2024 Malus and clawback – what should companies be doing to comply with the revised UK Corporate Governance Code? By Alice Greenwell Regina Erie Amy Rentell Revised Code requirements The UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code) has for some time stated that remuneration policies should include...
30 Jan, 2024 Inspiration from history – the future of employment By David Mendel Patrick Teague Does the CMA’s January report on UK labour markets hint that we have something to learn from the early 1800s? Before the middle of the...