The government has indicated that it will consult on options to reform non-compete clauses in employment contracts ‘in due course’. This...
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Introduction In 2024, Italian public prosecutors (especially, the Milan one) increasingly focused their attention on the issue of labour...
In 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (the FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (the PRA) published a joint discussion paper...
FCA rule changes will clarify that serious bullying and harassment at any financial institution, including in some instances where it...
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A new era is dawning for employers in the Netherlands in terms of equal pay between male and female employees. With the upcoming Dutch...
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In recent years, competition authorities around the world have begun to focus on labour markets. They now treat agreements between...
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The coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD for the next federal government, entitled ‘Responsibility for Germany,’ has been...
The Employment Rights Bill (first published in October 2024) has recently completed the Committee Stage in the House of Commons during...
The chiefs of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have announced by letter that they are...
The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) was first published in October 2024, back in the early months of the new Labour Government which was...
Introduction Supply chains are under the radar of public prosecutor offices, other governmental authorities, including the competition...
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Yesterday, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, unveiled this year’s Autumn Budget. Announcing a package of reforms aiming to...